UN Security Council
2023

United Nations S/RES/2688 (2023) Security Council Distr.: General 27 June 2023 Resolution 2688 (2023) Adopted by the Security Council at its 9360th meeting, on 27 June 2023 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, u nity and territorial integrity of the DRC as well as all States in the region and emphasising the need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good neighbourliness and regional cooperation, Taking note of the final report (S/2023/431) of the Group of Experts on the DRC (“the Group of Experts”) established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and extended pursuant to resolutions 1807 (2008), 1857 (2008), 1896 (2009), 1952 (2010), 2021 (2011), 2078 (2012), 2136 (2014), 2198 (2015), 2293 (2016), 2360 (2017) 2424 (2018), 2478 (2019), 2528 (2020), 2582 (2021) and 2641 (2022), Expressing concern at the continued presence of domestic and foreign armed groups in eastern DRC and the suffering they impose on the civilian population of the