Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE121303
2009-11-24 22:14:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:
UNSC DRC SANCTIONS CONSULTATIONS
how-toVZCZCXYZ0019 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHC #1303 3282220 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O R 242214Z NOV 09 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 8835 INFO RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RUEHLGB/AMEMBASSY KIGALI 7767 RUEHKI/AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 0732 RUEATRS/TREASURY DEPT WASHINGTON DC 0417 RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC RHEHAAA/WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS STATE 121303
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
SUBJECT: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS CONSULTATIONS
UNCLAS STATE 121303
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
SUBJECT: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS CONSULTATIONS
1. USUN may draw from the points in para 3 below during the
consultations on 25 November, regarding the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions regime, which includes
an arms embargo and an asset freeze and travel ban for
individuals and entities designated by the Security Council
Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004)
concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("the DRC
Sanctions Committee" -
www.un.org/sc/committees/1533/index.shtml).
2. KEY OBJECTIVE: Express U.S. support for extending the
mandate of the DRC Sanctions Committee and its Group of
Experts for one year.
3.
-- The United States thanks the Chair of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo Sanctions Committee and the Group of
Experts (GOE) for its final report.
-- The DRC sanctions regime was created to address threats to
peace and security posed by the violence in eastern part of
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including: the entry
of arms and other military materiel into the DRC; violations
of human rights and international humanitarian law, including
sexual violence against women and girls; the recruitment and
use of children in armed groups; displacement of hundreds of
thousands of civilians; and illegal exploitation of the
natural resources and other sources of wealth of the DRC. It
is troubling that these problems persist five years after the
establishment of the sanctions regime.
-- The Council has demanded that all UN Member States
cooperate fully with the GOE, and we encourage States to do
so to the best of their ability as permitted by their
domestic legal frameworks. It is especially important that
the governments in the Great Lakes region, in particular the
Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cooperate
with the GOE.
-- The Group of Experts can only be effective if Member
States respect the Group's mandate as set forth by the
Security Council. We are carefully studying the GOE's final
report and recommendations to find ways to make the sanctions
more effective in assisting the pursuit of peace and security
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER ZF UNSC
SUBJECT: UNSC DRC SANCTIONS CONSULTATIONS
1. USUN may draw from the points in para 3 below during the
consultations on 25 November, regarding the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC) sanctions regime, which includes
an arms embargo and an asset freeze and travel ban for
individuals and entities designated by the Security Council
Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004)
concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("the DRC
Sanctions Committee" -
www.un.org/sc/committees/1533/index.shtml).
2. KEY OBJECTIVE: Express U.S. support for extending the
mandate of the DRC Sanctions Committee and its Group of
Experts for one year.
3.
-- The United States thanks the Chair of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo Sanctions Committee and the Group of
Experts (GOE) for its final report.
-- The DRC sanctions regime was created to address threats to
peace and security posed by the violence in eastern part of
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including: the entry
of arms and other military materiel into the DRC; violations
of human rights and international humanitarian law, including
sexual violence against women and girls; the recruitment and
use of children in armed groups; displacement of hundreds of
thousands of civilians; and illegal exploitation of the
natural resources and other sources of wealth of the DRC. It
is troubling that these problems persist five years after the
establishment of the sanctions regime.
-- The Council has demanded that all UN Member States
cooperate fully with the GOE, and we encourage States to do
so to the best of their ability as permitted by their
domestic legal frameworks. It is especially important that
the governments in the Great Lakes region, in particular the
Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, cooperate
with the GOE.
-- The Group of Experts can only be effective if Member
States respect the Group's mandate as set forth by the
Security Council. We are carefully studying the GOE's final
report and recommendations to find ways to make the sanctions
more effective in assisting the pursuit of peace and security
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.
CLINTON