UN Security Council
2020

United Nations S/RES/2528 (2020) Security Council Distr.: General 25 June 2020 Resolution 2528 (2020) Adopted by the Security Council on 25 June 2020 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 th e region and emphasizing the need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good neighbourliness and regional cooperation, Taking note of the final report (S/2019/469) 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), and 2478 (2019), 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 country, including from human rights abuses, further expressing concern at the