Democratic Republic of Congo failed to meet a UN deadline to remove two generals accused of rights abuses and will now be formally notified that peacekeepers will not support its offensive against Rwandan rebels, a UN official said today.
Under the United Nations human rights due diligence policy, the world body has to ensure its support to non-UN security forces does not contribute to grave human rights violations.
The United Nations told Congolese Foreign Minister Raymond Tshibanda during a meeting in Ethiopia at the end of last month that he had two weeks to remove two generals, General Bruno Mandevu and General Fall Sikabwe, who UN officials accused of being heavily involved in widespread human rights violations.
UN Peacekeepers have been providing food, fuel, water and non-lethal equipment. Once the military offensive starts, MONUSCO could also have supported the FARDC with combat helicopters, surveillance drones and peacekeeping units.
"In accordance with UN Policy document on Human rights, the DRC authorities will have time from receipt of this formal communication to ensure conformity with the policy," he said.
UN peacekeepers had been jointly planning an offensive with the Congolese army against the FDLR, which the United Nations estimates has 1,400 rebels in eastern Congo.
Congolese authorities appointed Mandevu to head the FARDC operation against the FDLR and Sikabwe as commander of the 34th military region, which covers the key area in eastern Congo where the offensive will happen.
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