Security Council resolution 2136 (2014) [on renewal of measures on arms, transport, finance and travel against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by Security Council resolution 1807 (2008) and extension of the mandate of the Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) until 1 Feb. 2015]
Symbol: S/RES/2136 (2014)
Date: 2014-01-30
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [102] DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SITUATION
S/69 [104] UN ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Subjects: UN. Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004)|UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo|International Conference on the Great Lakes Region|International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism|Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region (2013)|ARMS EMBARGO|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|MINERAL RESOURCES|DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO|DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SITUATION|POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION|CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICTS|WAR CRIMES
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
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country: AUSTRALIA
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country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
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country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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                Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                                  30 January 2014




                Resolution 2136 (2014)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7107th meeting, on
                30 January 2014

                     The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President
                concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
                territorial integrity of the DRC as well as all States in the region and emphasizing
                the need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good neighbourliness
                and regional cooperation,
                      Stressing the primary responsibility of the Government of the DRC for
                ensuring security in its territory and protecting its civilians with respect for the rule
                of law, human rights and international humanitarian law,
                      Taking note of the interim report (S/2013/433) and the final report (S/2014/42)
                of the Group of Experts on the DRC (“the Group of Experts”) established pursuant
                to resolution 1771 (2007) and extended pursuant to resolutions 1807 (2008), 1857
                (2008), 1896 (2009), 1952 (2010), 2021 (2011) and 2078 (2012) and of their
                recommendations,
                     Welcoming the declaration of the end of the 23 March Movement (M23), the
                corresponding declaration by the Government of DRC, and the signing in Nairobi
                on 12 December 2013 of the documents concluding the Kampala talks facilitated by
                Uganda as president of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region
                (ICGLR), while stressing the importance of ensuring that the M23 does not regroup
                and resume military activities, in line with the Nairobi declarations and relevant
                United Nations Security Council Resolutions,
                      Reiterating its deep concern regarding the security and humanitarian crisis in
                eastern DRC due to ongoing military activities of foreign and domestic armed
                groups, stressing the importance of neutralizing all armed groups, including the
                Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), the Allied Democratic
                Forces (ADF), the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and various Mayi Mayi groups,
                in line with resolution 2098 (2013),


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                     Reiterating its strong condemnation of any and all internal or external support
               to armed groups active in the region, including through financial, logistical and
               military support,
                     Condemning the illicit flow of weapons within and into the DRC in violation
               of resolutions 1533 (2004), 1807 (2008), 1857 (2008), 1896 (2009), 1952 (2010),
               2021 (2011) and 2078 (2012), and declaring its determination to continue to
               monitor closely the implementation of the arms embargo and other measures set out
               by its resolutions concerning the DRC,
                    Acknowledging in this respect the important contribution the Councilmandated arms embargo makes to countering the illicit transfer of small arms and
               light weapons in the DRC, and in supporting post-conflict peacebuilding,
               disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and security sector reform,
                    Recalling the linkage between the illegal exploitation of natural resources,
               including poaching and illegal trafficking of wildlife, illicit trade in such resources,
               and the proliferation and trafficking of arms as one of the major factors fuelling and
               exacerbating conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa, and encouraging the
               continuation of the regional efforts of the ICGLR and the governments involved
               against the illegal exploitation of natural resources, and stressing, in this regard, the
               importance of regional cooperation and deepening economic integration with special
               consideration for the exploitation of natural resources,
                     Noting with great concern the persistence of serious human rights abuses and
               humanitarian law violations against civilians in the eastern part of the DRC,
               including summary executions, sexual and gender based violence and large scale
               recruitment and use of children committed by armed groups,
                     Noting with deep concern reports and allegations indicating the persistence of
               serious human rights and international humanitarian law violations committed by
               Congolese armed forces (FARDC), including those committed with impunity,
                     Noting with deep concern reports indicating FARDC collaboration with the
               FDLR at a local level, recalling that the FDLR is a group under United Nations
               sanctions whose leaders and members include perpetrators of the 1994 genocide
               against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the
               genocide were also killed, and have continued to promote and commit ethnically
               based and other killings in Rwanda and in the DRC, and stressing the importance of
               permanently addressing this threat,
                    Calling for all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian
               law and violations or abuses of human rights, as applicable, including those
               involving violence or abuses against children and acts of sexual and gender-based
               violence, to be swiftly apprehended, brought to justice and held accountable,
                     Welcoming the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General as well as of
               the ICGLR, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African
               Union (AU), to restore peace and security in eastern DRC,
                    Welcoming the signing in Addis Ababa on 24 February 2013 of the Peace,
               Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and
               the region (“the PSC Framework”) and the nomination of Special Envoy Mary
               Robinson, and reiterating the need for all signatories to fulfil promptly, fully and in
               good faith their respective commitments,


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               Taking note of the Declaration of the Summit of the Heads of State and
           Government of the ICGLR on the Promotion of Peace, Security, Stability and
           Development in the Great Lakes Region held in Luanda on 15 January 2014,
                 Recalling all its relevant resolutions on women and peace and security, on
           children and armed conflict, and on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts,
                 Calling on all parties to cooperate fully with the United Nations Organization
           Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), reiterating its condemnation of any
           attacks against peacekeepers, and emphasizing that those responsible for such
           attacks must be brought to justice,
                 Determining that the situation in the DRC continues to constitute a threat to
           international peace and security in the region,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                 1.   Decides to renew until 1 February 2015 the measures on arms imposed by
           paragraph 1 of resolution 1807 (2008) and reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3
           and 5 of that resolution and further decides that the measures on arms imposed by
           paragraph 1 of resolution 1807 (2008) shall not apply to the supply of arms and
           related material, as well as assistance, advice or training, intended solely for the
           support of or use by the African Union-Regional Task Force;
                 2.    Decides to renew, for the period specified in paragraph 1 above, the
           measures on transport imposed by paragraphs 6 and 8 of resolution 1807 (2008) and
           reaffirms the provisions of paragraph 7 of that resolution;
                3.    Decides to renew, for the period specified in paragraph 1 above, the
           financial and travel measures imposed by paragraphs 9 and 11 of resolution 1807
           (2008) and reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 10 and 12 of that resolution
           regarding the individuals and entities referred to in paragraph 4 of resolution 1857
           (2008) and reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 10 and 12 of resolution 1807
           (2008) in relation to those measures;
                4.   Decides that the measures referred to in paragraph 3 above shall apply to
           the following individuals, and, as appropriate, entities, as designated by the
           Committee:
              (a) Individuals or entities acting in violation of the measures taken by
           Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 above;
                 (b) Political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the
           Democratic Republic of the Congo who impede the disarmament and the voluntary
           repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups;
                 (c) Political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those
           receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their
           combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;
                 (d) Individuals or entities operating in the DRC and recruiting or using
           children in armed conflict in violation of applicable international law;
                 (e) Individuals or entities operating in the DRC and involved in planning,
           directing, or participating in the targeting of children or women in situations of
           armed conflict, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence,
           abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals;


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                   (f) Individuals or entities obstructing the access to or the distribution of
               humanitarian assistance in the DRC;
                      (g) Individuals or entities supporting armed groups in the DRC through
               illicit trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife
               products;
                    (h) Individuals or entities acting on behalf of or at the direction of a
               designated individual or entity, or acting on behalf of or at the direction of an entity
               owned or controlled by a designated individual or entity;
                    (i) Individuals or entities who plan, direct, sponsor or participate in attacks
               against MONUSCO peacekeepers;
                     (j) Individuals or entities providing financial, material, or technological
               support for, or goods or services to, or in support of a designated individual or
               entity;
                      5.   Requests the Secretary-General to extend, for a period expiring on
               1 February 2015, the Group of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1533
               (2004) and renewed by subsequent resolutions and requests the Group of Experts to
               fulfil its mandate as set out in paragraph 18 of resolution 1807 (2008) and expanded
               by paragraphs 9 and 10 of resolution 1857 (2008), and to present to the Council,
               through the Committee, a written mid-term report by 28 June 2014, and a written
               final report before 16 January 2015, welcomes the practice of receiving additional
               updates from the Group of Experts as appropriate, and further requests that, after a
               discussion with the Committee, the Group of Experts submit to the Council its final
               report upon termination of the Group’s mandate;
                     6.    Strongly condemns all armed groups operating in the region and their
               violations of international humanitarian law as well as other applicable international
               law, and abuses of human rights including attacks on the civilian population,
               MONUSCO peacekeepers and humanitarian actors, summary executions, sexual and
               gender based violence and large scale recruitment and use of children, and reiterates
               that those responsible will be held accountable;
                    7.     Demands that the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
               (FDLR), the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)
               and various Mayi Mayi groups cease immediately all forms of violence and other
               destabilizing activities and that their members immediately and permanently
               disband, lay down their arms and demobilize children from their ranks;
                     8.   Calls upon all States, especially those in the region, to take effective
               steps to ensure that there is no support, in and from their territories, for the armed
               groups in the eastern part of the DRC, welcoming the positive international
               developments in regard to addressing the risks posed by armed group leaders in the
               diasporas, and calls upon all States to take steps, where appropriate, against leaders
               of the FDLR and other armed groups residing in their countries;
                    9.   Demands that the Government of the DRC, per its commitments in the
               Nairobi Declarations of 12 December 2013, accelerate the implementation of its
               Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme, in coordination with
               the United Nations, international organizations and neighbouring countries where
               former M23 combatants have found refuge, requests, in this respect, and in
               accordance with the Nairobi declarations and in line with commitments under the


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           PSC Framework agreement, the United Nations and international organizations to
           work together with neighbouring states to urgently address the situation of former
           M23 combatants located in their territories, and stresses the importance of ensuring
           that the M23 does not regroup and resume military activities, in line with the
           Nairobi declarations and relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions;
                 10. Welcomes the progress made to date by the Government of the DRC on
           ending the use of children in armed conflict and urges the Government of the DRC
           to follow through on its commitments made in the action plan signed with the
           United Nations detailing concrete, time-bound measures to release and reintegrate
           children associated with the Congolese armed forces and to prevent further
           recruitment, and for the protection of girls and boys from sexual violence;
                 11. Stresses the importance of the Government of the DRC actively seeking
           to hold accountable those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in
           the country and of regional cooperation to this end, including through its ongoing
           cooperation with the International Criminal Court, encourages MONUSCO to use
           its existing authority to assist the government of the DRC in this regard, and calls
           on all signatories of the PSC Framework Agreement to continue to implement their
           commitments and cooperate fully with one another and the Government of the DRC,
           as well as MONUSCO to this end;
                 12. Recalling that there should be no impunity for any of those responsible
           for violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human
           rights in the DRC and the region, and, in this regard, urging the DRC, all countries
           in the region and other concerned United Nations Member States to bring
           perpetrators to justice and hold them accountable;
                13. Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 9 of resolution 1807
           (2008) shall not apply as per the criteria set out in paragraph 10 of resolution 2078;
                14. Reiterates its support to the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism
           (EJVM), and welcomes the decision of the ICGLR to grant permanent
           representation of MONUSCO in the EJVM;
                 15. Calls on the Government of the DRC to enhance stockpile security,
           accountability and management of arms and ammunition, with the assistance of
           international partners, to address urgently reports of diversion to armed groups, as
           necessary and requested, and to urgently implement a national weapons marking
           program, in particular for state-owned firearms, in line with the standards
           established by the Nairobi Protocol and the Regional Centre on Small Arms;
                 16. Recalls the mandate of MONUSCO to monitor the implementation of the
           arms embargo, in cooperation with the Group of Experts, and in particular to
           observe and report on flows of military personnel, arms or related materiel across
           the eastern border of the DRC, including by using surveillance capabilities provided
           by unmanned aerial systems, seize, collect and dispose of arms or related materials
           whose presence in the DRC violates the measures imposed by paragraph 1 of
           resolution 2078 (2012), in accordance with paragraph 12 (c) of paragraph 2098
           (2013);
                17. Requests MONUSCO to assist the Committee established pursuant to
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               same resolution, within its capabilities, including by passing information relevant to
               the implementation of the sanctions measures;
                     18. Emphasizes the primary responsibility of the Government of the DRC to
               reinforce State authority and governance in eastern DRC, including through
               effective security sector reform to allow army, police and justice sector reform, and
               to end impunity for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of
               international humanitarian law, urges the Government of the DRC to increase efforts
               in this regard, in accordance with its national commitments under the PSC
               framework and further encourages the continuation of efforts by the Government of
               the DRC to address issues of illegal exploitation and smuggling of natural resources;
                    19. Welcomes in this regard the measures taken by the Congolese
               Government to implement the due diligence guidelines on the supply chain of
               minerals, as defined by the Group of Experts and the Organization for Economic
               Cooperation and Development, and calls on all States to assist the DRC, the ICGLR
               and the countries in the Great Lakes region in the implementation of the guidelines;
                    20. Welcomes measures taken by the Governments in the region, in particular
               Rwanda and the DRC, to implement the due diligence guidelines, including
               adopting the Regional Certification Mechanism (RCM) of the ICGLR into their
               national legislation, in accordance with OECD Guidance and international practice,
               and requests the extension of the certification process to other Member States in the
               region as recommended by the Luanda Declaration of 15 January 2014;
                     21. Encourages a swift response by the ICGLR to put in place the necessary
               technical capacity required to support Member States in their fight against the
               illegal exploitation of natural resources, and further encourages the ICGLR to take
               immediate actions to fully implement the mineral certification process;
                     22. Encourages all States, particularly those in the region, to continue to
               raise awareness of the Group of Experts due diligence guidelines, and to continue
               efforts to end mineral smuggling, in particular in the gold sector as part of broader
               efforts to mitigate the risk of further financing armed groups and criminal networks
               within the FARDC;
                    23. Reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 6 to 13 of resolution 1952 (2010)
               and requests the Group of Experts to continue to study the impact of due diligence;
                     24. Reaffirms the provisions of paragraphs 7 to 9 of resolution 2021 (2011)
               and reiterates its call to the DRC and States in the Great Lakes region to require
               their customs authorities to strengthen their control on exports and imports of
               minerals from the DRC, and to cooperate at the regional level to investigate and
               combat regional criminal networks and armed groups involved in the illegal
               exploitation of natural resources, including wildlife poaching and trafficking;
                     25. Recalls the mandate of MONUSCO to support the Congolese authorities
               in the implementation of their national commitments under the PSC Framework
               agreement, in line with resolution 2098 (2013), and notes that MONUSCO should
               play a role in preventing the provision of support to armed groups from illicit
               activities, including production and trade in natural resources, notably by carrying
               out spot checks and regular visits to mining sites, trade routes and markets, in the
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                 26. Expresses its full support to the United Nations Group of Experts of the
           1533 Committee and calls for enhanced cooperation between all States, particularly
           those in the region, MONUSCO and the Group of Experts, encourages further that
           all parties and all States ensure cooperation with the Group of Experts by
           individuals and entities within their jurisdiction or under their control and reiterates
           its demand that all parties and all States ensure the safety of its members and its
           support staff, and that all parties and all States, including the DRC and countries of
           the region, provide unhindered and immediate access, in particular to persons,
           documents and sites the Group of Experts deems relevant to the execution of its
           mandate;
                 27. Calls upon the Group of Experts to cooperate actively with other relevant
           panels of experts, in particular that on Côte d’Ivoire re-established by paragraph 13
           of resolution 1980 (2011) with respect to natural resources, and that on Somalia re
           established by paragraph 27 of resolution 2111 (2013) with respect to the activities
           of the ADF and Al Shabaab;
                 28. Calls upon all States, particularly those in the region and those in which
           individuals and entities designated pursuant to paragraph 3 of this resolution are
           based, to regularly report to the Committee on the actions they have taken to
           implement the measures imposed by paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 and recommended in
           paragraph 8 of resolution 1952 (2010);
                 29. Decides that, when appropriate and no later than 1 February 2015, it shall
           review the measures set forth in this resolution, with a view to adjusting them, as
           appropriate, in light of the security situation in the DRC, in particular progress in
           security sector reform including the integration of the armed forces and the reform
           of the national police, and in disarming, demobilizing, repatriating, resettling and
           reintegrating, as appropriate, Congolese and foreign armed groups, with a particular
           focus on children among them;
                30.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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