Security Council Resolution 1794 (2007) [on Extension of the Mandate and Capacity of the Un Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monuc)]

S/RES/1794(2007)View PDF

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 2007.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

3 reports · 2008

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2008	S/2008/728	Fourth special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1794(2007)
2008	S/2008/433	Twenty-sixth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1794(2007)
2008	S/2008/218	Twenty-fifth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo	S/RES/1794(2007)

What’s in this document?

22 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate and capacity of MONUC, as set out in resolution 1756, until 31 December 2008 and authorizes the continuation until that date of up to 17,030 military personnel, 760 military observers, 391 police personnel and 6 formed police units comprising up to 125 personnel each;

Requests MONUC to attach the highest priority to addressing the crisis in the Kivus in all its dimensions, in particular through the protection of civilians and support for the implementation of the Nairobi Joint Communiqué;

Demands that the militias and armed groups that are still present in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular the FDLR, ex-FAR/Interahamwe and the dissident militia of Laurent Nkunda and the LRA, lay down their arms and engage voluntarily and without any further delay or preconditions in their demobilization, repatriation, resettlement, and reintegration, as appropriate, stresses the need to ensure that those militias and armed groups do not receive any support for their illegal activities, and also demands, recalling its resolution 1698 (2006), that all armed groups, in particular the forces of Laurent Nkunda and the FDLR, immediately stop recruiting and using children and release all children associated with them;

Urges the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to address the crisis in the Kivus in a comprehensive way, including through promptly convening the Round Table on peace, security and development in the Kivus;

Encourages MONUC, in accordance with its mandate and emphasizing that the protection of civilians must be given priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources, to use all necessary means, within the limits of its capacity and in the areas where its units are deployed, to support the FARDC integrated brigades with a view to disarming the recalcitrant foreign and Congolese armed groups, in particular the FDLR, ex-FAR/Interahamwe and the dissident militia of Laurent Nkunda, in order to ensure their participation in the disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, resettlement and reintegration processes, as appropriate;

Requests the Secretary-General to report by 31 March 2008 on how MONUC could further support FARDC or take other measures in dealing with illegal foreign and Congolese armed groups;

Emphasizes that such operations by the FARDC should be planned jointly with MONUC and in accordance with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law and should include appropriate measures to protect civilians, and requests the Secretary-General to include in his reports to the Council an assessment of the measures taken to protect civilians;

Recalls MONUC’s mandate to use all necessary means to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, particularly in the Kivus;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to use its good offices in facilitating a political solution to address the underlying causes of the crisis in the Kivus, in close consultation with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Governments of the region and other regional and international partners;

Calls on the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, as a matter of urgency, to fully implement their commitments under the Nairobi Joint Communiqué, and to continue to cooperate to solve their common security concerns;

Calls on the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda to fully implement their commitments under the Ngurdoto Agreement and to continue to cooperate to solve their common security concerns;

Welcomes the letters of the Secretary-General dated 11 October and 30 November 2007 (S/2007/694) with respect to assistance by MONUC to the Congolese authorities in the organization, preparation, and conduct of local elections, and requests MONUC, consistent with its existing mandate, to begin to provide the assistance described in these letters and expresses its intention to further consider the issue by the end of January 2008;

Calls on the Congolese authorities to intensify as a matter of urgency their efforts to reform the security sector, including the army, the police and the justice sector, encourages in particular the development of a comprehensive plan and timelines for the reform of the army, invites the Congolese Government to hold as soon as possible the planned round table on security sector reform and urges international partners to support this endeavour;

Underlines the importance of the support MONUC is providing, in close cooperation with the Congolese authorities, the United Nations Country Team and donors, to the strengthening of democratic institutions and the rule of law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and calls upon the Congolese authorities to take full advantage of the assistance offered by MONUC and other international partners in these respects;

Reiterates its call upon the Congolese authorities to put an end to impunity, by bringing to justice without delay perpetrators of grave violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, with special attention to those responsible for recruitment and use of children as well as for grave violations against women and children, in particular sexual violence, to fully support the human rights mapping exercise initiated in the country by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and to establish a vetting mechanism to take into account when they select candidates for official positions, including key posts in the armed forces, national police and other security services, the candidates’ past actions in terms of respect for international humanitarian law and human rights;

Recalls MONUC’s mandate to assist in the promotion and protection of human rights, investigate human rights violations with a view to putting an end to impunity, assist in the development and implementation of a transitional justice strategy, and cooperate in national and international efforts to bring to justice perpetrators of grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law;

Reaffirms the obligation of all parties to comply fully with the relevant rules and principles of international humanitarian law relating to the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel, and also demands that all parties concerned grant immediate, full and unimpeded access by humanitarian personnel to all persons in need of assistance, as provided for in applicable international law;

Requests MONUC, in view of the scale and severity of sexual violence committed especially by armed elements in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to undertake a thorough review of its efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence, and to pursue a comprehensive mission-wide strategy, in close cooperation with the United Nations Country Team and other partners, to strengthen prevention, protection, and response to sexual violence, including through training for the Congolese security forces in accordance with its mandate, and to regularly report, including in a separate annex if necessary, on actions taken in this regard, including factual data and trend analyses of the problem;

Encourages MONUC to enhance its interaction with the civilian population, in particular internally displaced persons, to raise awareness about its mandate and activities;

Takes note of the benchmarks presented by the Secretary-General for a future gradual drawdown of MONUC, encourages MONUC to focus the activities of all its components on helping the Congolese authorities to achieve those benchmarks, and requests the Secretary-General to further develop the benchmarks and to report regularly to the Council on the progress made in this regard, including on the application of the United Nations integrated missions planning process (IMPP);

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to report regularly, and at least every three months, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on MONUC’s activities, including on the issues referred to in paragraphs 7, 18 and 20 above;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Security Council Resolution 1794 (2007) [on Extension of the Mandate and Capacity of the Un Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monuc)]

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