Security Council Resolution 1417 (2002) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monuc)]

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 102 The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, published in 2002.

What else is in this group?

11 documents · 2000–2010

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2010).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2010	S/RES/1925(2010)	Security Council resolution 1925 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)]	3,287	–
2008	S/RES/1856(2008)	Security Council resolution 1856 (2008) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)]	3,822	–
2005	S/RES/1635(2005)	Security Council resolution 1635 (2005) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)]	896	–
2005	S/RES/1628(2005)	Security Council resolution 1628 (2005) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)]	160	–
2005	S/RES/1592(2005)	Security Council resolution 1592 (2005) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)]	1,412	–

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Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

4 reports · 2003–2004

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2004	S/2004/251	Fifteenth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1417(2002)
2003	S/2003/1098	Fourteenth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1417(2002)
2003	S/2003/566	Second special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1417(2002)
2003	S/2003/211	Thirteenth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1417(2002)

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17 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of MONUC until 30 June 2003;

Calls upon Member States to contribute personnel to enable MONUC to reach its authorized strength of 5,537, including observers, within the time frame outlined in its concept of operation;

Takes note of the recommendation by the Secretary-General for a troop ceiling increase and expresses its intention to consider authorizing it as soon as further progress has been achieved and the steps referred to in paragraph 12 of resolution 1376 (2001) of 9 November 2001 have been taken;

Condemns ethnically and nationally based calls for violence and the killings and attacks against civilians and soldiers that followed the events that took place on 14 May and thereafter in Kisangani, looks forward to receiving the joint report and recommendations by MONUC and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the violence in Kisangani, and reiterates that it holds the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie-Goma, as the de facto authority, responsible to bring to an end all extrajudicial executions, human rights violations and arbitrary harassment of civilians in Kisangani, and all other areas under RCD-Goma’s control, and that it demands the demilitarization of Kisangani;

Condemns the exploitation of ethnic differences in order to incite or carry out violence or human rights violations, deplores the humanitarian impact of such abuse, and in this regard expresses particular concern at the situation in the Ituri region and in South Kivu, in particular in the Hauts Plateaux, and calls on the de facto authorities in the regions affected to ensure the protection of civilians and the rule of law;

Reiterates its full support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and for all the dedicated MONUC personnel who operate in challenging conditions, demands that RCD-Goma provide full access and lift all restrictions on MONUC personnel, and fully cooperate with MONUC in the implementation of its mandate, and urges Rwanda to exert its influence to have RCD-Goma meet without delay all its obligations;

Recalling paragraph 8 of resolution 1291 (2000) of 24 February 2000 and paragraph 19 of resolution 1341 (2001) of 22 February 2001, supports the steps outlined in paragraphs 25 and 71 of the Secretary-General’s report (S/2002/621) and reaffirms MONUC’s mandate to take the necessary action in the areas of deployment of its armed units and as it deems it within its capabilities:

– to protect United Nations and co-located Joint Military Commission personnel, facilities, installations and equipment,

– to ensure the security and freedom of movements of its personnel,

– and to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence;

Requests MONUC to proceed expeditiously in the deployment of the additional 85 police trainers to Kisangani as endorsed in the statement of its President dated 24 May 2002, once MONUC determines that the necessary security conditions are in place;

Supports MONUC’s role in Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Resettlement, and Reintegration (DDRRR) as authorized in relevant Security Council resolutions, welcomes its deployment to Kisangani and Kindu, encourages it to move quickly to respond to any signs of interest in voluntary DDRRR by uncontrolled armed groups in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, within its current means, and calls for the full cooperation of all the parties on DDRRR, including on the DDRRR of the ex-combatants of Kamina, and for the provision of the necessary planning information referred to in paragraph 12 (ii) of resolution 1376 (2001);

Welcomes the commitments made by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during the Security Council mission to the Great Lakes, not to support the armed groups referred to in Annex A, Chapter 9.1 of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and regarding the cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and, in this regard, urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo fully to implement these commitments and urgently to take all necessary steps to ensure that its territory is not used to support these armed groups;

Stresses that the reduction in the number of foreign forces in the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is encouraging, demands the total and expeditious withdrawal of all foreign forces, in accordance with its previous resolutions, without which the conflict cannot be resolved, and, in this regard, reiterates that all parties must transmit to MONUC, in accordance with the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 1376 (2001), the plans and timetables for the total withdrawal of their troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Encourages the parties, especially the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of Rwanda, to address the fundamental security issues at the heart of the conflict and, in this context, to explore the scope for further confidence-building measures, such as the idea discussed during the Security Council mission to the Great Lakes region of a curtain of troops, as an interim measure aimed at ensuring border security in the final stages of withdrawal, and encourages the parties to follow up on their initial positive reaction and develop this idea;

Reiterates its support for the Inter-Congolese Dialogue and encourages the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mouvement pour la Libération du Congo (MLC) and RCD-Goma to hold new discussions as soon as possible, in good faith, and without precondition, taking into account the progress in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue achieved in Sun City, in order to reach an all-inclusive agreement on the political transition, with the support of all the Congolese parties to the Inter-Congolese Dialogue;

While reaffirming that the primary responsibility for this dialogue lies with the Congolese themselves, stresses the importance of a strong United Nations role in support of this process and, in this respect, supports the efforts of the newly appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Mustapha Niasse;

Requests all parties and relevant States to extend their full cooperation to the Panel of Experts on the illegal exploitation of natural resources and other forms of wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the link between the exploitation and the continuation of the conflict;

Requests the Secretary-General to report at least every four months to the Council on progress on the implementation of this resolution;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Security Council Resolution 1417 (2002) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Un Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monuc)]

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