UN Security Council
2019

efforts possible are being made to prevent, deter and stop armed groups and stresses the need to carry out all operations, joint or unilateral, in strict compliance with international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as applicable; 19. Welcomes the expression of readiness by some armed groups to lay down their weapons and, in that regard, calls upon the Government of the DRC and its partners to urgently provide adequate and timely support for the DDR of eligible former combatants, through tailored, community-based and context specific DDR initiatives with sustainable economic alternatives and opportunities in order to effectively attract combatants willing to demobilise and transition into a peaceful civilian life, learning lessons from previous approaches, and ensuring that accountability and the protection of children ’s rights is an integral part of those processes, acknowledges that the absence of a credible DDR process adjusted to current armed groups dynamics is preventing armed elements from laying down their weapons; 20. Welcomes the preliminary commitments and actions taken by President