{"id":2000108886,"date":"2026-04-16T11:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000108886"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:25:46","slug":"no-durable-peace-possible-in-eastern-drc-without-neutralising-fdlr-rwanda-tells-un-security-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/no-durable-peace-possible-in-eastern-drc-without-neutralising-fdlr-rwanda-tells-un-security-council\/","title":{"rendered":"No durable peace possible in eastern DRC without neutralising FDLR, Rwanda tells UN Security Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Speaking at a Council briefing on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Great Lakes region on Wednesday, Rwanda\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative, Robert Kayinamura, said the continued presence of the FDLR in eastern DRC constitutes an \u201cexistential threat\u201d to Rwanda and a major obstacle to peace efforts in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere can be no credible path to peace without its effective and irreversible neutralisation,\u201d he told Council members, reiterating Kigali\u2019s long-standing position on the armed group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting came a week after Rwanda commemorated the 32nd anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi at the UN General Assembly Hall. Kayinamura noted that some of those responsible for the genocide fled into the DRC and remain active today, a factor he said partly motivated the establishment of the regional Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda maintained that it has consistently upheld its commitments under the Framework over the past decade, but argued that key drivers of instability have not been addressed. According to Kayinamura, this reflects \u201ca failure of implementation\u201d rather than a weakness in the agreement itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stressed that the FDLR issue has remained unresolved despite repeated engagement with UN officials, regional mediators, and successive Special Envoys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda also expressed concern over what it described as escalating hate speech, ethnic targeting, and violence against Rwandophone communities in eastern DRC, including the Banyamulenge. Kayinamura said the continued portrayal of these communities as foreigners undermines the objectives of the Framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese realities point to deep-rooted challenges that must be addressed directly. Sustainable peace cannot be built on avoidance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rwandan envoy emphasised that peace in the DRC and stability in the broader Great Lakes region are inseparable, warning that selective implementation and accountability would not produce meaningful results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While reaffirming support for ongoing diplomatic efforts, including ceasefire arrangements and processes in Washington and Doha, Rwanda also backed interim security measures such as a buffer or interposition force to help stabilise the situation as political negotiations continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayinamura posed two recurring questions Rwanda has raised in implementation discussions: how the root causes of the conflict remain unresolved after 13 years of the Framework\u2019s existence, and why hate speech and persecution of communities continue unabated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf these issues remain unresolved, what basis do we have to expect a different outcome?\u201d he asked Council members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He concluded that after more than a decade, the path forward is clear and requires full and consistent implementation of agreed commitments. Rwanda, he said, remains engaged in good faith but stressed that success depends on all parties meeting their obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no military solution to this crisis,\u201d he said. \u201cOnly a genuine return to the principles of accountability, cooperation, and mutual respect will deliver sustainable peace for our region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking at a Council briefing on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Great Lakes region on Wednesday, Rwanda\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Robert Kayinamura, said the continued presence of the FDLR in eastern DRC constitutes an \u201cexistential threat\u201d to Rwanda and a major obstacle to peace efforts in the region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Rwanda has told the United Nations Security Council that lasting peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cannot be achieved without the effective neutralisation of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), warning that the armed group remains a central driver of regional instability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000108887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000108886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000108887,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_307_-2-fcd55.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":562,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_307_-2-fcd55.jpg","width":150,"height":84},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_307_-2-fcd55.jpg","width":300,"height":169},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_307_-2-fcd55.jpg","width":768,"height":432},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_307_-2-fcd55.jpg","width":1000,"height":562},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot_307_-2-fcd55.jpg","width":1000,"height":562}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000108886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000108886"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000108886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000108888,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000108886\/revisions\/2000108888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000108887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000108886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000108886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000108886"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000108886"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000108886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}