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2008/2535(RSP) Resolution on North Kivu

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 135

Subjects

Events

2008/03/31

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2008)1767

2008/02/21

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2008/02/21

EP - Debate in Parliament

Details

The House held a debate on North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo pursuant to Rule 115 of the Rules of Procedure (debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law).

The debate was followed by a vote on a motion for a resolution.

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2008/02/21

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

Following the debate which took place on 21 February, Parliament adopted by 59 votes, a joint resolution on the situation in on North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recalling that the conflict affecting the DRC has claimed the lives of 5 400 000 people since 1998 and continues to be the direct or indirect cause of 1500 deaths each day, Parliament expresses its deep outrage at the massacres and crimes against humanity which have been continuing for too many years in North Kivu and calls on all relevant national and international authorities systematically to bring the perpetrators to justice, whoever they may be. The UN Security Council is asked as a matter of urgency to take all measures capable of genuinely preventing any further attacks on the civilian populations of North Kivu.

Members note that, despite its broad mandate, MONUC has not had sufficient resources to enable it to prevent these massacres, rapes, pillaging, forced recruitment of civilians and child soldiers, and countless other acts of violence and human rights abuses. They call on the Council and the Commission to ensure that the recent strengthening of MONUC leads to a significant improvement in the security of the populations of North Kivu and, should this not ensue, to urge the United Nations Security Council to give MONUC the means to fulfil its mission, beginning with the effective and lasting protection of the civilian populations of the region.

Parliament calls for zero tolerance of the sexual violence against girls and women which is used as a weapon of war and demands severe criminal penalties against the perpetrators of these crimes. It recalls the importance of access to reproductive health services in conflict situations and refugee camps. It welcomes the holding of the peace conference in Goma, given the need to find a political solution to the conflict affecting the East of the DRC. The resolution underlines, however, besides the notable absence of representatives of Interhamwes (FDLR), the fragility of the demobilisation undertakings and ceasefire commitment agreed on 23 January 2008 at the end of the Conference. All parties to this conflict are urged to put an end to violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and allow humanitarian agencies to come to the aid of the civilian population.

Parliament points out that the practical details of this demobilisation have yet to be worked out within the framework of the Joint Technical Peace and Security Commission under the co-presidency of the DRC Government and the international facilitation of that commitment. It therefore calls for that Commission to be set up as swiftly as possible so as to finalise demobilisation issues.

It welcomes the meeting held in September 2007 between the Congolese and Rwandan Foreign Ministers and calls on the Rwandan authorities to play a tangible role in the various efforts to resolve the conflict in North Kivu, particularly as regards prosecutions, disarmament, demobilisation and the repatriation of Interhamwes present in North Kivu.

For their part, the Council and the Commission are called upon to release emergency funds, in view of the extreme gravity of the humanitarian situation, not only because of the conflicts which continue to affect that region, but also as a result of the earthquake of 3 February 2008, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, and to ensure that humanitarian workers are able to operate under the best possible conditions.

Parliament goes on to call on the Council and the Commission to implement large-scale medical assistance programmes for the civilian populations in Eastern DRC, in order to both to meet the immediate needs of the population and in anticipation of the reconstruction of the region which will be required. It asks for the effective establishment of monitoring mechanisms, such as the Kimberley process for the certification of the origin of natural resources imported into the EU market. The Council and every Member Sate must also provide special aid to the populations of Eastern DRC.

Lastly, Parliament calls on the European Union mission to North Kivu scheduled for March 2008 to report back to it.

Documents

T6-0072/2008

2008/02/21

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2008/02/19

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0080/2008

2008/02/19

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0084/2008

2008/02/19

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0085/2008

2008/02/19

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0089/2008

2008/02/19

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0094/2008

2008/02/19

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0097/2008

2008/02/19

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0080/2008

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2008)1767
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0072/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0080/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0084/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0085/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0089/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0094/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0097/2008
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0080/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0080/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0084/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0085/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0089/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0094/2008
Motion for a resolution: B6-0097/2008
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0080/2008
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2008)1767

Activities

Gérard ONESTA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Koenraad DILLEN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Alain HUTCHINSON
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Urszula KRUPA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Erik MEIJER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Bernd POSSELT
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Zuzana ROITHOVÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Karin SCHEELE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Zbigniew ZALESKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Tadeusz ZWIEFKA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Votes

RC B6-0080/2008 - Nord-Kivu (République démocratique du Congo) #

2008/02/21 Outcome: +: 59

		PL	DE	EL	GB	IT	PT	FR	ES	RO	SK	DK	NL	IE	LT	CZ	LU	BE	AT	SE
	Total	19	7	5	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PPE-DE	31	Poland PPE-DE For (7) Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Jerzy BUZEK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Urszula GACEK, Zbigniew ZALESKI 7	Germany PPE-DE For (5) Albert DESS, Bernd POSSELT, Daniel CASPARY, Elisabeth JEGGLE, Thomas MANN 5	Greece PPE-DE For (4) Antonios TRAKATELLIS, Ioannis VARVITSIOTIS, Manolis MAVROMMATIS, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU 4	United Kingdom PPE-DE For (3) Christopher BEAZLEY, John BOWIS, Struan STEVENSON 3	Italy PPE-DE For (3) Guido PODESTÀ, Iles BRAGHETTO, Mario MAURO 3	Portugal PPE-DE For (2) Carlos COELHO, José RIBEIRO E CASTRO 2	France PPE-DE For (1) Françoise GROSSETÊTE 1		Romania PPE-DE For (2) Dragoș Florin DAVID, Nicolae Vlad POPA 2	Slovakia PPE-DE For (2) Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ 2				Lithuania PPE-DE For (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1	Czechia PPE-DE For (1) Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 1
PSE	11	Poland PSE For (2) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG 2	Germany PSE For (1) Udo BULLMANN 1	Greece PSE For (1) Costas BOTOPOULOS 1			Portugal PSE For (1) Ana GOMES 1		Spain PSE For (2) Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA 2								Luxembourg PSE For (1) Robert GOEBBELS 1	Belgium PSE For (1) Alain HUTCHINSON 1	Austria PSE For (1) Karin SCHEELE 1	Sweden PSE For (1) Åsa WESTLUND 1
UEN	7	Poland UEN For (7) Adam BIELAN, Ewa TOMASZEWSKA, Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Marcin LIBICKI, Wiesław Stefan KUC, Zdzisław Zbigniew PODKAŃSKI 7
Verts/ALE	4		Germany Verts/ALE For (1) Hiltrud BREYER 1					France Verts/ALE For (2) Gérard ONESTA, Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN 2	Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA 1
IND/DEM	3	Poland IND/DEM For (2) Urszula KRUPA, Witold TOMCZAK 2												Ireland IND/DEM For (1) Kathy SINNOTT 1
ALDE	2	Poland ALDE For (1) Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ 1										Denmark ALDE For (1) Johannes LEBECH 1
GUE/NGL	1												Netherlands GUE/NGL For (1) Erik MEIJER 1

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events/2	date 2008-02-21T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2008-0072_EN.html title: T6-0072/2008 summary Following the debate which took place on 21 February, Parliament adopted by 59 votes, a joint resolution on the situation in on North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recalling that the conflict affecting the DRC has claimed the lives of 5 400 000 people since 1998 and continues to be the direct or indirect cause of 1500 deaths each day, Parliament expresses its deep outrage at the massacres and crimes against humanity which have been continuing for too many years in North Kivu and calls on all relevant national and international authorities systematically to bring the perpetrators to justice, whoever they may be. The UN Security Council is asked as a matter of urgency to take all measures capable of genuinely preventing any further attacks on the civilian populations of North Kivu. Members note that, despite its broad mandate, MONUC has not had sufficient resources to enable it to prevent these massacres, rapes, pillaging, forced recruitment of civilians and child soldiers, and countless other acts of violence and human rights abuses. They call on the Council and the Commission to ensure that the recent strengthening of MONUC leads to a significant improvement in the security of the populations of North Kivu and, should this not ensue, to urge the United Nations Security Council to give MONUC the means to fulfil its mission, beginning with the effective and lasting protection of the civilian populations of the region. Parliament calls for zero tolerance of the sexual violence against girls and women which is used as a weapon of war and demands severe criminal penalties against the perpetrators of these crimes. It recalls the importance of access to reproductive health services in conflict situations and refugee camps. It welcomes the holding of the peace conference in Goma, given the need to find a political solution to the conflict affecting the East of the DRC. The resolution underlines, however, besides the notable absence of representatives of Interhamwes (FDLR), the fragility of the demobilisation undertakings and ceasefire commitment agreed on 23 January 2008 at the end of the Conference. All parties to this conflict are urged to put an end to violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and allow humanitarian agencies to come to the aid of the civilian population. Parliament points out that the practical details of this demobilisation have yet to be worked out within the framework of the Joint Technical Peace and Security Commission under the co-presidency of the DRC Government and the international facilitation of that commitment. It therefore calls for that Commission to be set up as swiftly as possible so as to finalise demobilisation issues. It welcomes the meeting held in September 2007 between the Congolese and Rwandan Foreign Ministers and calls on the Rwandan authorities to play a tangible role in the various efforts to resolve the conflict in North Kivu, particularly as regards prosecutions, disarmament, demobilisation and the repatriation of Interhamwes present in North Kivu. For their part, the Council and the Commission are called upon to release emergency funds, in view of the extreme gravity of the humanitarian situation, not only because of the conflicts which continue to affect that region, but also as a result of the earthquake of 3 February 2008, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, and to ensure that humanitarian workers are able to operate under the best possible conditions. Parliament goes on to call on the Council and the Commission to implement large-scale medical assistance programmes for the civilian populations in Eastern DRC, in order to both to meet the immediate needs of the population and in anticipation of the reconstruction of the region which will be required. It asks for the effective establishment of monitoring mechanisms, such as the Kimberley process for the certification of the origin of natural resources imported into the EU market. The Council and every Member Sate must also provide special aid to the populations of Eastern DRC. Lastly, Parliament calls on the European Union mission to North Kivu scheduled for March 2008 to report back to it.
events/2	date 2008-02-21T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body EP docs url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-6-2008-0072_EN.html title: T6-0072/2008 summary Following the debate which took place on 21 February, Parliament adopted by 59 votes, a joint resolution on the situation in on North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recalling that the conflict affecting the DRC has claimed the lives of 5 400 000 people since 1998 and continues to be the direct or indirect cause of 1500 deaths each day, Parliament expresses its deep outrage at the massacres and crimes against humanity which have been continuing for too many years in North Kivu and calls on all relevant national and international authorities systematically to bring the perpetrators to justice, whoever they may be. The UN Security Council is asked as a matter of urgency to take all measures capable of genuinely preventing any further attacks on the civilian populations of North Kivu. Members note that, despite its broad mandate, MONUC has not had sufficient resources to enable it to prevent these massacres, rapes, pillaging, forced recruitment of civilians and child soldiers, and countless other acts of violence and human rights abuses. They call on the Council and the Commission to ensure that the recent strengthening of MONUC leads to a significant improvement in the security of the populations of North Kivu and, should this not ensue, to urge the United Nations Security Council to give MONUC the means to fulfil its mission, beginning with the effective and lasting protection of the civilian populations of the region. Parliament calls for zero tolerance of the sexual violence against girls and women which is used as a weapon of war and demands severe criminal penalties against the perpetrators of these crimes. It recalls the importance of access to reproductive health services in conflict situations and refugee camps. It welcomes the holding of the peace conference in Goma, given the need to find a political solution to the conflict affecting the East of the DRC. The resolution underlines, however, besides the notable absence of representatives of Interhamwes (FDLR), the fragility of the demobilisation undertakings and ceasefire commitment agreed on 23 January 2008 at the end of the Conference. All parties to this conflict are urged to put an end to violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and allow humanitarian agencies to come to the aid of the civilian population. Parliament points out that the practical details of this demobilisation have yet to be worked out within the framework of the Joint Technical Peace and Security Commission under the co-presidency of the DRC Government and the international facilitation of that commitment. It therefore calls for that Commission to be set up as swiftly as possible so as to finalise demobilisation issues. It welcomes the meeting held in September 2007 between the Congolese and Rwandan Foreign Ministers and calls on the Rwandan authorities to play a tangible role in the various efforts to resolve the conflict in North Kivu, particularly as regards prosecutions, disarmament, demobilisation and the repatriation of Interhamwes present in North Kivu. For their part, the Council and the Commission are called upon to release emergency funds, in view of the extreme gravity of the humanitarian situation, not only because of the conflicts which continue to affect that region, but also as a result of the earthquake of 3 February 2008, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, and to ensure that humanitarian workers are able to operate under the best possible conditions. Parliament goes on to call on the Council and the Commission to implement large-scale medical assistance programmes for the civilian populations in Eastern DRC, in order to both to meet the immediate needs of the population and in anticipation of the reconstruction of the region which will be required. It asks for the effective establishment of monitoring mechanisms, such as the Kimberley process for the certification of the origin of natural resources imported into the EU market. The Council and every Member Sate must also provide special aid to the populations of Eastern DRC. Lastly, Parliament calls on the European Union mission to North Kivu scheduled for March 2008 to report back to it.

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The debate was followed by a vote on a motion for a resolution. date: 2008-02-21T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-72 title: T6-0072/2008 summary: Following the debate which took place on 21 February, Parliament adopted by 59 votes, a joint resolution on the situation in on North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recalling that the conflict affecting the DRC has claimed the lives of 5 400 000 people since 1998 and continues to be the direct or indirect cause of 1500 deaths each day, Parliament expresses its deep outrage at the massacres and crimes against humanity which have been continuing for too many years in North Kivu and calls on all relevant national and international authorities systematically to bring the perpetrators to justice, whoever they may be. The UN Security Council is asked as a matter of urgency to take all measures capable of genuinely preventing any further attacks on the civilian populations of North Kivu. Members note that, despite its broad mandate, MONUC has not had sufficient resources to enable it to prevent these massacres, rapes, pillaging, forced recruitment of civilians and child soldiers, and countless other acts of violence and human rights abuses. They call on the Council and the Commission to ensure that the recent strengthening of MONUC leads to a significant improvement in the security of the populations of North Kivu and, should this not ensue, to urge the United Nations Security Council to give MONUC the means to fulfil its mission, beginning with the effective and lasting protection of the civilian populations of the region. Parliament calls for zero tolerance of the sexual violence against girls and women which is used as a weapon of war and demands severe criminal penalties against the perpetrators of these crimes. It recalls the importance of access to reproductive health services in conflict situations and refugee camps. It welcomes the holding of the peace conference in Goma, given the need to find a political solution to the conflict affecting the East of the DRC. The resolution underlines, however, besides the notable absence of representatives of Interhamwes (FDLR), the fragility of the demobilisation undertakings and ceasefire commitment agreed on 23 January 2008 at the end of the Conference. All parties to this conflict are urged to put an end to violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and allow humanitarian agencies to come to the aid of the civilian population. Parliament points out that the practical details of this demobilisation have yet to be worked out within the framework of the Joint Technical Peace and Security Commission under the co-presidency of the DRC Government and the international facilitation of that commitment. It therefore calls for that Commission to be set up as swiftly as possible so as to finalise demobilisation issues. It welcomes the meeting held in September 2007 between the Congolese and Rwandan Foreign Ministers and calls on the Rwandan authorities to play a tangible role in the various efforts to resolve the conflict in North Kivu, particularly as regards prosecutions, disarmament, demobilisation and the repatriation of Interhamwes present in North Kivu. For their part, the Council and the Commission are called upon to release emergency funds, in view of the extreme gravity of the humanitarian situation, not only because of the conflicts which continue to affect that region, but also as a result of the earthquake of 3 February 2008, measuring 6 on the Richter scale, and to ensure that humanitarian workers are able to operate under the best possible conditions. Parliament goes on to call on the Council and the Commission to implement large-scale medical assistance programmes for the civilian populations in Eastern DRC, in order to both to meet the immediate needs of the population and in anticipation of the reconstruction of the region which will be required. It asks for the effective establishment of monitoring mechanisms, such as the Kimberley process for the certification of the origin of natural resources imported into the EU market. The Council and every Member Sate must also provide special aid to the populations of Eastern DRC. Lastly, Parliament calls on the European Union mission to North Kivu scheduled for March 2008 to report back to it. date: 2008-02-21T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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RC B6-0080/2008 - Nord-Kivu (République démocratique du Congo) #

Poland PPE-DE

For (7)

Germany PPE-DE

For (5)

Greece PPE-DE

For (4)

United Kingdom PPE-DE

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Italy PPE-DE

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Portugal PPE-DE

For (2)

France PPE-DE

For (1)

Romania PPE-DE

For (2)

Slovakia PPE-DE

For (2)

Lithuania PPE-DE

For (1)

Czechia PPE-DE

For (1)

Poland PSE

For (2)

Germany PSE

For (1)

Greece PSE

For (1)

Portugal PSE

For (1)

Spain PSE

For (2)

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

Belgium PSE

For (1)

Austria PSE

For (1)

Sweden PSE

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Poland UEN

For (7)

Germany Verts/ALE

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France Verts/ALE

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Spain Verts/ALE

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Poland IND/DEM

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Ireland IND/DEM

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Poland ALDE

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Denmark ALDE

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Netherlands GUE/NGL

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