Security Council press statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the

Congo

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of at least
50 civilians on 13 August in the area of Rwangoma village, North Kivu province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by suspected members of the Allied Democratic
Forces (ADF).

They expressed their deep concern regarding the persistence of violence in this region, where
more than 700 civilians have been killed since October 2014. They stressed the need for the
Government of the DRC to conduct a thorough and prompt investigation into these attacks in
order to ensure that those responsible are held to account.

The members of the Security Council called on the Government of the DRC to take further
military action, in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law
and international human rights law, as applicable, and with the support of MONUSCO in
accordance with its mandate, to end the threat posed by the ADF and all other armed groups
operating in the region.

They recalled that drivers behind different armed groups' activities are varied and that there is
no purely military solution to the problem of armed groups, and emphasized the need for
comprehensive military and civil responses to these armed 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.

16 August 2016