Content_paragraphs:  I am deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Ituri, North Kivu 
  
  and South Kivu, where armed groups continue to prey on civilians, including 
  
  internally displaced persons, undermining the social fabric and threatening the 
  
  integrity of the provincial political institutions. I am also deeply troubled by the 
  
  persistent human rights violations and abuses, including conflict-related sexual violence, 
  
  committed by armed groups and State agents. I urge the Congolese authorities to 
  
  redouble their efforts to fight impunity in order to ensure that the perpetrators of these 
  
  despicable crimes are held accountable.