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Take all necessary steps to ensure that the Congolese armed
forces act in full accordance with international human rights and humanitarian
law. Investigate and fully prosecute any violations of international or
national law.
Ensure that FARDC are provided adequate food and other supplies
to minimize the risk of their looting from the civilian population.
In cooperation with MONUC develop a strategy for the protection
of civilians, an adequate plan for humanitarian assistance to displaced
populations, and a program for the demobilization of child soldiers as part of
the joint disarmament operation.
Take all necessary steps to ensure that all combatants under your
orders abide by international humanitarian law. Hold accountable those
combatants who violate this law.
Immediately end the recruitment of
all children under the age of eighteen and their deployment in armed conflict. Identify
any children under the age of eighteen currently affiliated with your forces
and hand them over to UNICEF and other child protection agencies for care,
protection and reintegration into civilian life.
Take all necessary steps to ensure all forces comply with
international humanitarian law and that personnel who commit violations are
appropriately punished. Closely monitor the actions of FARDC forces during
joint operations to deter violations of international law and monitor the
prosecutions of any accused of such abuses.
Urgently develop a strategy for the protection of civilians in
joint operations with the FARDC. Ensure that MONUC staff from the Human Rights
and Child Protection division are an integral part in planning and executing
such operations.
Provide clear rules of engagement for MONUC peacekeepers
participating in joint disarmament operations such as the one in Walungu.
Clarify the operational command structure for such joint disarmament operations
in order to ensure accountability.
Coordinate with other U.N. and international actors to plan an
adequate humanitarian response to potential displacement resulting from joint
MONUC / FARDC operations.
In conjunction with UNICEF, identify child soldiers and hand them
over to UNICEF and other child protection agencies for care, protection and
reintegration into civilian life.
Ensure that MONUC is provided with the necessary experienced
forces and that these forces are adequately equipped and supplied to carry out
its mandate.
Actively monitor and promote compliance by Congo, Rwanda, and
other regional actors with the Lusaka Accords, the Pretoria Agreement and
subsequent agreements, including the November 2004 Dar-Es-Salaam declaration on
Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region.
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