S/RES/2348 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
31 March 2017
Resolution 2348 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7910th meeting, on
31 March 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President
concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially its resolutions
2293 (2016), 2277 (2016), 2211 (2015), 2198 (2015), 2147 (2014), 2136 (2014), and
2098 (2013),
Reaffirming the basic principles of peacekeeping, including consent of the
parties, impartiality, and non-use of force, except in self-defence and defence of the
mandate, and recognizing that the mandate of each peace-keeping mission is
specific to the need and situation of the country concerned,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of the DRC as well as all States in the region and emphasizing
the need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good-neighbourliness
and regional cooperation,
Recalling that the Government of the DRC bears the primary responsibility to
protect civilians within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction, including
protection from crimes against humanity and war crimes,
Reaffirming its strong support for the “Comprehensive and Inclusive Political
Agreement” signed in Kinshasa on 31 December 2016, commending the tireless
efforts by the Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) mediators to
facilitate the agreement, and calling for a swift implementation of the agreement, in
good faith and in all its components, in order to organize peaceful, credible,
inclusive and timely elections no later than December 2017, leading to a peaceful
transfer of power, in accordance with the Congolese Constitution,
Recalling that full and timely implementation of the 31 December 2016
agreement is critical in supporting the legitimacy of the transitional institutions,
stressing the crucial importance of a peaceful and credible electoral cycle, in
accordance with the Constitution and respecting the African Charter on Democracy,
Elections and Governance, for lasting stabilisation and consolidation of
constitutional democracy in the DRC, and calling for the immediate implementation
17-05210 (E)
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