Rwandan border with the democratic republic of the congo, m23 officers. In the same statement, the council called on the secretarygeneral to. Rwanda steps up human trafficking fight, rescues 150 victims. Read this report as a pdf rwanda is a landlocked african country with a recent history of war and conflict. The outreach programme on the rwanda genocide and the united nations focuses on preventing genocide and supporting survivors. Rwanda, uganda arming congo rebels, providing troops. This report was written by a rwandan researcher, working with war resisters international and connection e. Rwanda is committed to the enhanced delivery and realization of the sustainable development goals. M23 s chain of commanding is said to end with rwanda s defence minister james kabarebe. Undap i was designed to support the realization of rwandas medium term national development priorities under the economic development poverty reduction strategy 2 edprs2 and rwanda vision 2020.
The challenges of reporting in times of conflict are manifold. Undap i final report 202018 united nations in rwanda. Report of the independent inquiry into the actions of the united nations during the 1994 genocide in rwanda s19991257. Timeline 18851908 after king leopold of belgium acquires. Civilians recruited from rwanda also told human rights watch that they had been. According to the dr congo government, 25 rwandan members of m23 have surrendered as part of a total of over 370 m23 soldiers that have allegedly surrendered by 25 june. The report said 14 former m23 soldiers told the group of experts that rwandans who deserted m23 and tried to go home to rwanda were forcibly returned to m23 by rwandan army officers. Over 14,000 rwandans returned to rwanda after their deportation from the united republic of tanzania. Congolese security and defence forces and the united nations organization. The bbcs breaking news about rwandas support to m23. Following a fouryear civil war, in just 100 days of the genocide against the tutsis. Routes used by m23 fighters form rwanda and uganda to their.
M23 also claims they are fighting for the 50,000 tutsi refugees who remain in rwanda. In 1990, a rebel army, formed by mostly exiled tutsi refugees, attacked the regular army from uganda. United nations officials stated that, in addition to the rwandan troops permanently. Rwandas, and ugandas primary security threatsm23, the fdlr, and the adf. The recent fighting in eastern congo and its implications for peace. For its part, kigali has been promoting contacts between the congolese government and the m23. United nations group of experts on the democratic republic of. The united nations has accused the government of rwanda of supporting the m23 rebels operating inside the democratic republic of congo in a number of reports. Nairobi, 3 april 20 irin the m23 rebellion, the latest of a string of armed insurgencies in the democratic republic of congos drc north kivu province, has been active for one year now. M23 was the most active mercenary group in congo until it was forced to leave and retreat to rwanda and uganda in november 20. The report looks into four hypotheses on m23s motives.
Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the. The speed at which the m23 rebellion spread highlighted the fragility of kinshasas hold over eastern congo. The challenges of peacekeeping and stabilization in the. Even if the rwandan army were to work with the fardc on the ground to eliminate groups that threaten the security of rwanda and the people of the east, i dont see how that could be a problem, said a rwandan official. The present report is submitted pursuant to security council resolution 2348 2017, in which the council requested me to report to it every six months on the. The experts report, submitted to the security council in june, documents evidence that rwanda has been providing weapons and recruiting fighters for m23, a group of former soldiers who defected. On behalf of the security council committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 2004 concerning the democratic republic of the congo, and in accordance with paragraph 4 of security council resolution 2021 2011, i have the honour to submit herewith the final report of the group of experts on the democratic republic of the congo see annex. From the sites where the direction of the firing could be determined, 80% of this. Following a fouryear civil war, in just 100 days of the genocide against the tutsis, an estimated 800,000 were slaughtered. Unicef annual report 2014 rwanda executive summary rwanda has been regarded as one of africas success stories, particularly in promoting good governance and delivering essential services such as health and education, and being on track to meet most of the millennium development goals. The government of rwanda has continued to support m23 and other armed. This was a hrc resolution on technical assistance and capacitybuilding in the field of human rights in the drc. In 20, kagame made similar threats over accusations of rwandan support to the m23 rebel group in drc.
And whilst heavily criticized by some governments in the region especially rwanda, they painstakingly assembled information. Once m23 established their positions near the rwandan border at runyoni,7 the rdf began facilitating. M23 takes over goma, then withdraws when the government promises to release m23 supporters. On behalf of the security council committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 2004 concerning the democratic republic of the congo, and in. M23 rebel fighters occupy rumangabo, after government troops abandoned the. Rwanda is a heavily aid dependent state with over 40% of its budget provided by donors. In alignment with the challenges identified in the common country analysis and consistent with the ongoing national priorities, the undap addressed the following result.
Human development report 2019 inequalities in human development in the 21st century briefing note for countries on the 2019 human development report rwanda introduction the main premise of the human development approach is that expanding peoples freedoms is both the main aim of, and the principal means for sustainable development. The ruling rwandan patriotic front rpf leads a coalition that includes six smaller parties. Support provided by the government of rwanda to m23 6. Rwanda provides direct military support to m23 itv. Report of the independent inquiry into the actions of the. Recruitment of m23 rebels to suppress protests in the democratic. The united nations in rwanda has a new development assistance plan, recently signed with the government of rwanda, undap ii will cover the period 201823. This is due to complex, long term dynamics including local grievances, predatory elites and. United nations had consistent and credible reports that rwandan troops. A rebellion which displaces over 500,000 can hardly defend the rights of 50,000 refugees. Rwanda 2012 human rights report executive summary rwanda is a constitutional republic dominated by a strong presidency. Addendum to the group of experts on the drcs interim. In liberia, undp supported the government to develop a roadmap for the domestication of the 2030 agenda and the african union agenda 2063 into the country. The m23 and the crisis in goma, the democratic republic of the congo 1 united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs, north kivu situation report no.