The UN Security Council adopted a resolution in 1533 on measures to notify the transfer of weapons and military equipment under North Korea sanctions, and the government hailed the decision as correcting the injustices that hindered the defense of the M23. The sanctions regime was established in 2004, at which time the country was still divided into three blocs, including two rebel blocs, and the country was governed by a single government. Since then, the UN Security Council has repeatedly reaffirmed the sanctions.
The UN Security Council has made several changes to the notification requirements in response to concerns from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The discussion of this part of the UN resolution is highly controversial. Especially after the renewal of the UN MONUSCO mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN Security Council has approved a two-year extension of its mandate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The position of the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is very clear. At the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo cannot reorganize its armed forces or eradicate terrorism without the freedom and ability to effectively and efficiently equip its defense and security forces for this mission.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has lobbied the United Nations Security Council to end the ban on arms and military equipment supplies to the armed forces. The Security Council supports the elimination of notification requirements imposed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Commission’s five members have requested notification obligations from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The UN Security Council said the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had no intention of importing arms from any country, but it still needed information on its purchases of arms and military equipment.
The UN Security Council has made several changes to the notification requirements in response to concerns from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
However, the DRC is required to file a confidential report by May 31, 2023 detailing efforts to secure and prevent the management, storage, marking, monitoring and protection of stockpiled arms and ammunition.