UN / GREAT LAKES REGION
19-Apr-2023
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The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia reported a “slight” improvement in the region but noted, “the risk of a resumption of fighting remains real.” UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / GREAT LAKES REGION
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LANGUAGE: FRENCH / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 APRIL 23023, NEW YORK CITY
TRT: 02:33
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: FRENCH / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 19 APRIL 23023, NEW YORK CITY
SHOTLIST
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, UN headquarters
19 APRIL 23023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, Xia taking seat, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, United Nations:
“A slight improvement to the situation can be observed. On the military level, a fragile calm has now begun to prevail to the east of the DRC. The days are passing without major clashes.”
4. Med shot, Xia, delegates, Security Council
5 SOUNDBITE (French) Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, United Nations:
“A negotiated political solution, which is called for by more and more people, is slow to arrive. The risk of a resumption of fighting remains real. Local and foreign armed groups continue to sow terror and fuel instability.”
6. Zoom in, Xia, delegates, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, United Nations:
“Escalation to war must be avoided. The Great Lakes region, let me repeat this, does not need a new war!”
8. Med shot, Xia, delegates, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Claver Gatete, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Rwanda:
“Rwanda urges all parties to the conflict to strictly respect the cease-fire agreements and build on that to implement the regional agreements roadmaps in the hope of peaceful negotiations, and ultimately a peaceful resolution.”
10. Med shot, Gatete, delegates, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Zéphyrin Maniratanga, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Burundi:
“It is important to utilize all of the means the international community has at its disposal to end the war, neutralize terrorist forces in the region, begin a dialogue, and launch a DDR mechanism as recommended by the Nairobi process. This requires enormous resources that the region alone cannot provide.”
12. Med shot, Nzongola-Ntalaja, delegates, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
“In the immediate terms, my government's major concern is stabilizing the security situation by disarming the M23 and other major terrorist groups, both foreign and foreign-inspired local ones such as ADF-MTN, CODECO, and RED-Tabara.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
1. Wide shot, exterior, UN headquarters
19 APRIL 23023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, Xia taking seat, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (French) Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, United Nations:
“A slight improvement to the situation can be observed. On the military level, a fragile calm has now begun to prevail to the east of the DRC. The days are passing without major clashes.”
4. Med shot, Xia, delegates, Security Council
5 SOUNDBITE (French) Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, United Nations:
“A negotiated political solution, which is called for by more and more people, is slow to arrive. The risk of a resumption of fighting remains real. Local and foreign armed groups continue to sow terror and fuel instability.”
6. Zoom in, Xia, delegates, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (French) Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, United Nations:
“Escalation to war must be avoided. The Great Lakes region, let me repeat this, does not need a new war!”
8. Med shot, Xia, delegates, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Claver Gatete, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Rwanda:
“Rwanda urges all parties to the conflict to strictly respect the cease-fire agreements and build on that to implement the regional agreements roadmaps in the hope of peaceful negotiations, and ultimately a peaceful resolution.”
10. Med shot, Gatete, delegates, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Zéphyrin Maniratanga, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Republic of Burundi:
“It is important to utilize all of the means the international community has at its disposal to end the war, neutralize terrorist forces in the region, begin a dialogue, and launch a DDR mechanism as recommended by the Nairobi process. This requires enormous resources that the region alone cannot provide.”
12. Med shot, Nzongola-Ntalaja, delegates, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
“In the immediate terms, my government's major concern is stabilizing the security situation by disarming the M23 and other major terrorist groups, both foreign and foreign-inspired local ones such as ADF-MTN, CODECO, and RED-Tabara.”
14. Wide shot, Security Council
STORYLINE
The UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region Huang Xia reported a “slight” improvement in the region but noted, “the risk of a resumption of fighting remains real.”
Addressing the Security Council today (19 Apr), Xia said that on the military level, a “fragile calm has now begun to prevail to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) . The days are passing without major clashes.”
However, the UN Special Envoy highlighted that serious risks persist.
According to Xia, the withdrawal of the M23 from occupied localities remains partial; the disarmament and cantonment of its fighters, provided for by the Luanda Roadmap, are long overdue; and a negotiated political solution is “slow to arrive.”
He added that local and foreign armed groups continue to sow terror and fuel instability.
Among those are the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and the Resistance for the Rule of Law (RED Tabara).
The social and humanitarian consequences of this situation are “disastrous.”
Xia reported that 600,000 people are displaced in the province of North Kivu, and over 38,000 Congolese became refugees between October and February.
He also said that tensions persist between Rwanda and DRC and that trust between the two countries appears to be at an all-time low.
He stressed, “Escalation to war must be avoided. The Great Lakes region, let me repeat this, does not need a new war!”
In this context, he welcomed two regional peace initiatives: The Luanda process, led by President Lourenço of Angola, which aims to restore a peaceful relationship between the DRC and Rwanda; the Nairobi Process - led by the East African Community, under the chairmanship of President Ndayishimiye of Burundi; with the facilitation of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Representing his country, the Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations, Claver Gatete, urged all parties to the conflict to strictly respect the cease-fire agreements and build on that to implement the regional agreements roadmaps in the hope of peaceful negotiations, and ultimately a peaceful resolution.
Also addressing the Security Council, Zéphyrin Maniratanga, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi to the United Nations, said, “It is important to utilize all the means the international community has at its disposal to end the war, neutralize terrorist forces in the region, begin a dialogue, and launch a DDR mechanism as recommended by the Nairobi process. This requires enormous resources that the region alone cannot provide.”
Regarding the armed groups, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said, “In the immediate terms, my government's major concern is stabilizing the security situation by disarming the M23 and other major terrorist groups, both foreign and foreign-inspired local ones such as ADF-MTN, CODECO, and RED-Tabara.”
Addressing the Security Council today (19 Apr), Xia said that on the military level, a “fragile calm has now begun to prevail to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) . The days are passing without major clashes.”
However, the UN Special Envoy highlighted that serious risks persist.
According to Xia, the withdrawal of the M23 from occupied localities remains partial; the disarmament and cantonment of its fighters, provided for by the Luanda Roadmap, are long overdue; and a negotiated political solution is “slow to arrive.”
He added that local and foreign armed groups continue to sow terror and fuel instability.
Among those are the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and the Resistance for the Rule of Law (RED Tabara).
The social and humanitarian consequences of this situation are “disastrous.”
Xia reported that 600,000 people are displaced in the province of North Kivu, and over 38,000 Congolese became refugees between October and February.
He also said that tensions persist between Rwanda and DRC and that trust between the two countries appears to be at an all-time low.
He stressed, “Escalation to war must be avoided. The Great Lakes region, let me repeat this, does not need a new war!”
In this context, he welcomed two regional peace initiatives: The Luanda process, led by President Lourenço of Angola, which aims to restore a peaceful relationship between the DRC and Rwanda; the Nairobi Process - led by the East African Community, under the chairmanship of President Ndayishimiye of Burundi; with the facilitation of former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Representing his country, the Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations, Claver Gatete, urged all parties to the conflict to strictly respect the cease-fire agreements and build on that to implement the regional agreements roadmaps in the hope of peaceful negotiations, and ultimately a peaceful resolution.
Also addressing the Security Council, Zéphyrin Maniratanga, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi to the United Nations, said, “It is important to utilize all the means the international community has at its disposal to end the war, neutralize terrorist forces in the region, begin a dialogue, and launch a DDR mechanism as recommended by the Nairobi process. This requires enormous resources that the region alone cannot provide.”
Regarding the armed groups, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said, “In the immediate terms, my government's major concern is stabilizing the security situation by disarming the M23 and other major terrorist groups, both foreign and foreign-inspired local ones such as ADF-MTN, CODECO, and RED-Tabara.”
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