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Committee: Security Council

Topic: The Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country: Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya

The current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo traces its roots back to the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. The displacement of the Hutu ethnic population from Rwanda proved as a catalyst for the First Congo War which would evolve into the current crisis before the Council. Dragging on since 1998, this conflict has led to intervention by Congo’s neighboring countries; thus, the battlefield and scope of the crisis includes Rwanda, Angola, and Zimbabwe. As it stands today the nation is in disarray and the government is handicapped in its abilities to resolve the hostilities. The Kivu region, which surrounds Lake Kivu and extends across the Congolese-Rwandan border, is the central location for armed militia attacks and incursions into the country. From here, forces loyal to rebel Congolese General Laurent Nkunda have traded blows with the Congolese army over the past five years in an attempt to weaken Tutsi rule in the region. Over the course of this conflict an estimated 5.4 million lives have been claimed by fighting, disease, and displacement.

The Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Great Jamahiriya believes that an African led initiative to cut off the ability of rebel groups to arm themselves is integral to the cessation of hostilities. Libya urges the African Union to undertake the recommendations of report S/2006/525 submitted by the Group of Experts on the Congolese conflict. Libya urges donor nations aid the Democratic Republic of the Congo in its efforts to monitor airspace by providing radar. Aviation in the country serves as a key conduit for illegal arms smuggling. Along this same topic, Libya also recommends improved searches of planes at airstrips and airports frequented by arms dealers. Towards these actions Libya advises the United Nations aid in the establishment of an effective monitoring system to verify and ensure only legal flights devoid of weaponry enter the country.

Libya also proposes the international community assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo in developing an effective natural resource monitoring. The illegal extraction of precious metals and minerals has been linked to the underground funding that allows rebel groups such as the CNDP to continue. These mines should be identified and monitored under the auspices of United Nations observers periodically to prevent mining. As such it is of necessity to acknowledge that responsible parties need observe the arms embargo placed upon the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Violations of this embargo my member parties, notably the People’s Republic of China, must cease.