DR CONGO: UN GREAT LAKES ENVOY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO FIGHTING IN GOMA

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Date: 24 Aug 2013 16:00:01 -0400
Subject: DR CONGO: UN GREAT LAKES ENVOY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO
FIGHTING IN GOMA
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DR CONGO: UN GREAT LAKES ENVOY CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO FIGHTING IN
GOMA New York, Aug 24 2013 4:00PM"Deeply concerned" by renewed armed
clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as
attacks on civilians and United Nations peacekeepers based there, the
UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes called today for an immediate end
to the fighting and strongly urged all regional authorities to observe
maximum restraint.

"The attacks on the town of Goma as well as on MONUSCO [UN
Stabilization Mission] forces, and their tragic consequences on the
civilian populations already traumatized by two decades of conflict,
are unacceptable. They must stop immediately," said Mary Robinson,
Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region of
Africa, in a statement.

"We must do everything to avoid an escalation of tension in the
region, promote dialogue, and respect the letter and the spirit of the
Addis Ababa Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region," Mrs. Robinson said,
referring to the accord signed earlier this year by the Government of
DRC along with 10 other countries and four regional and international
institutions, which now serves as a blueprint for peace and
development in the region.

"The renewed violence underscores, once again, the urgent need to
rapidly find a political solution to the crisis," she said, noting
that such a path would be in line with the Communiqué of the Summit of
the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held in
Nairobi on 31 July 2013, the informal Ministerial meeting held in New
York on 25 July 2013, as well as the Communiqué of the recent SADC
[Southern African Development Community] Summit held in Lilongwe,
Malawi, on 18 and 19 August 2013.

"I strongly urge all authorities in the region to observe maximum
restraint, to ensure that civilian populations are protected, and to
minimize the risk of escalation of the situation," said Mrs. Robinson,
adding that she is in close contact with all parties and continues to
monitor the situation very closely.

"My Special Adviser is currently involved in consultations with
relevant authorities in order to appeal for calm and restraint," she
said.

Over the past year, the M23, along with other armed groups, have
clashed repeatedly with the national forces (FARDC) in the eastern
DRC. The rebels briefly occupied Goma in November 2012. The fighting
resumed in recent weeks, this time dragging in a group of
Ugandan-based rebels, and displaced more than 100,000 people,
exacerbating the region's ongoing humanitarian crisis, which includes
2.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs) and 6.4 million in need
of food and emergency aid.
Aug 24 2013 4:00PM
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