Security Council Resolution 2773 (2025) [on Condemning Ongoing Offensives by the 23 March Movement (M23) in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo]

S/RES/2773(2025)View PDF

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A document of the Security Council, under agenda item 104The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, published in 2025.

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Armed Conflicts Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Situation Humanitarian Assistance Peacekeeping Operations Rwanda

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Strongly condemns the ongoing offensive and advances of the M23 in North-Kivu and South Kivu with the support of Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF), their control of the city of Goma, the capture of the airport and main entries of Goma on January 28, and of Bukavu on February 14 2025;

Decides that the M23 shall immediately cease hostilities, withdraw from Goma, Bukavu and all controlled areas, including land and lake routes, and fully reverse the establishment of illegitimate parallel administrations in the DRC territory, and that this withdrawal shall not be impeded;

Reiterates its urgent call for all parties to conclude an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, as called for by the EAC and SADC Heads of State, welcomes the DRC statement calling for its immediate implementation, supports efforts by the AUPSC and EAC-SADC to this end including by taking into account the situation in Bukavu, calls for them to work closely with MONUSCO regarding ceasefire implementation, and stands ready to consider a possible role for MONUSCO in the implementation and monitoring upon finalization of a ceasefire agreement;

Calls on the Rwanda Defence Forces to cease support to the M23 and immediately withdraw from DRC territory without preconditions;

Strongly urges the DRC and Rwanda to return without preconditions to diplomatic talks as a matter of urgency to achieve a lasting and peaceful resolution of the protracted conflict in the region, supports all initiatives and contributions towards this objective, reaffirms the critical role of both the Luanda and Nairobi processes and the need to enhance coordination, harmonization and complementarity of the two processes, supports taking advantage of the progress made by the AU-designated mediator President João Lourenço under the Luanda process, urges both parties to fully and rapidly implement their commitments agreed under the Luanda process regarding the implementation of the harmonized plan for the neutralization of the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) and the disengagement of forces from the territory of the DRC, the implementation of the related Concept of Operations and the swift operationalization of the Reinforced Ad-hoc Verification Mechanism, stresses the importance of resuming political consultations under the Nairobi Process under the guidance of former President Uhuru Kenyatta to address the issue of armed groups, including the M23, operating in the DRC, and calls on the United Nations, through the Office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, in collaboration with MONUSCO, to continue providing support to these regional peace processes and strengthening diplomatic mediation efforts in the region;

Condemns support provided by DRC military forces to specific armed groups, in particular the FDLR, and calls for the cessation of such support and for the urgent implementation of commitments to neutralize the group;

Acknowledges the communiqués of the Heads of State and Government meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on 14th February 2025 and of the AUPSC Ministerial meeting on 28 January, and supports the AU Commission’s call to urgently convene a Quadripartite meeting of the EAC, ECCAS, ICGLR and SADC;

Strongly condemns all attacks directed against the civilian population and infrastructure, including United Nations and associated personnel, humanitarian personnel, and medical personnel and facilities, summary executions and maiming, sexual and gender-based violence, human trafficking, and recruitment and use of children, and reiterates that perpetrators of violations of international humanitarian law and crimes and violations and abuses of human rights must be held accountable;

Expresses its readiness to consider additional measures, in accordance with resolution 2293 (2016), including against those who contribute to the continuation of the conflict in the eastern DRC;

Demands that all parties allow and facilitate, in accordance with relevant obligations of international humanitarian law and consistent with humanitarian principles, the full, safe, immediate and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel, equipment and supplies and the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance to populations in need, as well as the restoration of basic services and essential infrastructure, including, healthcare, water, electricity and communications;

Calls on all parties to urgently open temporary humanitarian corridors in North and South Kivu for the resupply of essential humanitarian items and the free and safe movement of civilians, including humanitarian workers, and to ensure the immediate and unrestricted reopening of the airport in Goma, and that the Kavumu airport as well as border crossings remain open to allow for voluntary and safe movement of civilians, including for the access and medical evacuations of injured civilians and humanitarian workers;

Calls upon all parties to refrain from any violence against civilians and to respect the civilian and humanitarian character of refugee camps and sites for internally displaced persons and stresses the need to prevent any forced recruitment of individuals, and any recruitment or use of children;

Reaffirms its full support to MONUSCO in the implementation of its mandate, in particular the protection of civilians, commends in this regard the tireless efforts of all MONUSCO contingents, particularly in and around Goma, and encourages the continuation of their efforts;

Emphasizes that any attempts to undermine MONUSCO’s ability to implement its mandate will not be tolerated, stresses that attacks against peacekeepers may constitute war crimes and that planning, directing, sponsoring or participating in attacks against MONUSCO peacekeepers constitutes a basis for sanctions designations pursuant to United Nations Security Council resolutions, and further demands that all parties immediately cease all hostilities against peacekeepers, take all appropriate measures to ensure their safety and security, their freedom of movement as well as the unimpeded implementation of their mandates and the unimpeded return of MONUSCO’s personnel to Goma;

Demands the cessation of GPS jamming and spoofing and deployment of surface-to-air missiles, capacities and of any other threat to the air operations of MONUSCO, to SAMIDRC and humanitarian actors;

Condemns the systematic illicit exploitation and trafficking of natural resources in eastern DRC, calls for renewed efforts to restrict illegal labelling and ensure the transparency and traceability of mineral exports and urges all companies operating in mineral sector, including importers, processing industries, commodity traders and consumers of Congolese mineral products, to exercise due diligence in line with paragraphs 8 and 9 of Security Council resolution 1952 (2010), including by implementing the Regional Certification Mechanism of the ICGLR;

Emphasizes the primary responsibility of the Government of the DRC to reinforce State authority and governance in Eastern DRC and reaffirms its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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