Peace efforts stall as violence escalates in Eastern DRC
Despite recent diplomatic efforts, violence continues to escalate in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced, the United Nations warns.
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00:00The DRC and M23 rebels may have signed a peace declaration in Qatar, but violence still rages in eastern Congo.
00:08The UN warns that diplomatic efforts have yet to stop the bloodshed.
00:12Regrettably, the evolution of the security situation on the ground has not matched the progress achieved on the diplomatic front, while the parties are yet to comply with their obligations under Security Council Resolution 2773.
00:34The Doha Pact followed June talks in Washington, but M23 wasn't at the table and says it won't honour the agreement.
00:47Despite all these peace initiatives, we remain concerned in light of recent developments about the sincerity of Rwanda's commitment and that of their AFC M23 auxiliaries,
00:58who persist in trampling on their obligations under the Washington Peace Agreement and the Doha Declaration of Principles.
01:11Rwanda has also voiced its concern, demanding its territory be protected amid ongoing tensions.
01:17It is non-inegotiable, the territorial integrity of the DRC.
01:22So is the territorial integrity of neighbours of the DRC, including Rwanda.
01:29And the territorial integrity and sovereign obligations of any member country of the UN include fair treatment of citizens.
01:42Sovereignty comes along with obligations.
01:45The DRC must stop mistreating or treating part of their population as lesser-than-citizens.
01:55Thousands have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the conflict.
01:59A final ceasefire deal between Congo and M23, brokered by Qatar, missed its deadline.
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