UN Security Council Orders M23 Rebels to Withdraw

{{The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks by the M23 rebels of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and demanded their immediate withdrawal from Goma, capital city of North Kivu province.}}

In a resolution adopted unanimously by the 15-nation Council, the members of the Council “strongly condemn” the resumption of attacks by the M23 rebels in North Kivu in eastern DRC and the seizure of Goma.

The Council “demands the immediate withdrawal of the M23 from Goma, the cessation of any further advances by the M23 and that its members immediately and permanently disband and lay down their arms, and further demands the restoration of State authority of the Government of the DRC in Goma and in North Kivu”, said the resolution.