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Subject: SECURITY COUNCIL URGES REGIONAL COOPERATION TO TACKLE LORD'S
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SECURITY COUNCIL URGES REGIONAL COOPERATION TO TACKLE LORD'S
RESISTANCE ARMY THREATNew York, May 29 2013 6:00PMConcerned that
lingering instability in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) following a
power grab by rebels has stalled operations to neutralize the Lord's
Resistance Army (LRA), the Security Council today urged regional
actors to cooperate on all fronts to tackle the dual crises.
"The Council expresses concern at the recent pause of counter-LRA
operations in CAR in the context of the current crisis in the country
due to the seizure of power by force on 24 March 2013 by the Séléka
coalition," said the 15-nation body in a statement adopted following a
briefing by Abou Moussa, the Secretary-General's Special
Representative and head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa
(UNOCA).
Also expressing concern about the ensuing violence and looting, in the
wake of the Séléka takeover, which worsened the humanitarian and
security situation and weakened the institutions of the CAR, the
Council recognized the need "in the short term" for the transitional
authorities of CAR, the Economic Community of Central African States
(ECCAS), the African Union and the UN to strengthen their coordination
to solve the current crisis in CAR as soon as possible.
As for the LRA, the Council in its statement reiterated strong
condemnation of the attacks and atrocities carried out by the group,
demanded an immediate end to them, and urged the LRA "to release all
those abducted, disarm and demobilize."
The LRA was formed in the 1980s in Uganda and for over 15 years its
attacks were mainly directed against Ugandan civilians and security
forces, which in 2002 dislodged the rebels. They then exported their
activities to Uganda's neighbours, such as the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC), the CAR and South Sudan.
The group is notorious for carrying out massacres in villages,
mutilating its victims and abducting boys for use as child soldiers,
while girls are often forced into sexual slavery.
The Council encouraged the UN, AU and ECCAS, to work together to
develop "a common operating picture" of the LRA's current capabilities
and areas of activity, as well as to investigate the group's
logistical networks and possible sources of military support and
illicit financing, including alleged involvement in elephant poaching
and related illicit smuggling.
Further to its statement, the Council welcomed the development of the
implementation plan for the UN Regional Strategy to Address the Threat
and Impact of the Activities of the LRA and urged UNOCA, as well as
the UN political and peacekeeping missions in the region, "to enhance
their efforts in support of the implementation of the strategy."
In his briefing, Mr. Moussa told the Council that implementing the
Strategy will require additional resources. "We therefore count on the
continued political goodwill and financial commitment of all
stakeholders, particularly the LRA-affected countries and the major
partners, to translate these plans into reality."
UNOCA is the world body's regional office charged – along with the AU
envoy on the issue, Francisco Madeira – with helping coordinate a
regional strategy to deal with the armed group, amongst its other
tasks.
The UN Strategy was endorsed by the Council in June, and in December,
the 15-nation body asked UNOCA to work with the AU and other partners
to develop a prioritized implementation plan for the strategy.
The strategy focuses on five key objectives to address the LRA threat:
support for the full operationalization and implementation of the AU
regional initiative against the LRA; enhancing efforts to promote
civilian protection; and expanding current disarmament,
demobilization, repatriation, resettlement and reintegration
activities to cover all LRA-affected areas.
The other objectives are to promote a coordinated humanitarian and
child protection response in these areas, and to support LRA-affected
Governments in the fields of peacebuilding, human rights, rule of law
and development, to enable them to establish State authority across
their territories.
Mr. Moussa said that now that the implementation plan has been
finalized, the next immediate priority is "to organize a resource
mobilization forum in support for the implementation of the strategy
in partnership with the African Union."
He also noted that the AU Regional Task Force is currently facing
various challenges, including logistical obstacles that confine troops
to their respective bases and prevent them from initiating military
operations.
"These challenges are further compounded by the current political and
security crisis in the CAR," Mr. Moussa said, adding that the
situation in the country is having a direct impact on the operations
of the regional task force there.
In spite of the situation, he was encouraged by the readiness of the
CAR authorities to cooperate with the international community to
pursue the fight against the LRA.
He also highlighted major security concerns in the Central African
region, including the ongoing military operations by the Nigerian
armed forces against Boko Haram insurgents.
"The potential humanitarian consequences and cross-border impact of
Nigeria's military offensive for the countries of the sub-region are
yet to be fully stressed," he said, adding that thousands of people
have already fled the military offensive into neighbouring Cameroon
and Chad.
He also drew attention to the issue of poaching in the region, where
over the past five months there have been alarming reports of poachers
killing elephants inside the World Heritage Site of Dzanga Bai in the
CAR.May 29 2013 6:00PM
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