Security Council press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the latest attacks
conducted on 29 November 2015 by the Allied Defense Forces (ADF) in North Kivu, Eastern
Democratic Republic of the Congo, including against a MONUSCO base. These attacks lead
to the killing of one peacekeeper, four Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) soldiers and
several civilians, and the injury of several others, including one peacekeeper.
The members of the Security Council expressed their condolences to the family of the
peacekeeper killed, to the Government of Malawi and to MONUSCO, as well as to the
Government of the DRC. They called on the Government of the DRC to swiftly investigate
the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice. The members of the Security Council
underlined that attacks targeting peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under
international law.
They condemned in the strongest terms the repeated attacks perpetrated against civilians by
the ADF in North Kivu, which have already resulted in more than 500 civilians killed since
October 2014. They further stressed the utmost importance of neutralizing, once and for all,
all armed groups in the DRC and called for the urgent resumption of operations against
these groups.
The members of the Security Council reiterated their support to MONUSCO and called on all
parties to cooperate fully with the mission and to remain committed to the full and objective
implementation of the missions mandate.
30 November 2015