Peacebuilding in eastern DRC

On 11th October, International Alert announced a new report "End dead rock: a new vision of peace in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo" - inclusive for building permanent peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo Approach

At the time of the report's announcement, the regional leaders and the international community are dealing with the wave of new violence in the eastern part of the country, the security situation is very important through 2012.

The vast majority of North Kivu is currently dominated by recently announced rebel groups, M23, or other armed groups like Raia Mutomboki. The report shows that the fundamental cause of the conflict that destroyed the eastern part of the country is mainly political and related to the history of the Congo. They involve the distribution of power and economic resources and are closely related to how the social and political structure of the country functions. They combine the dynamics of the region at the regional level and the genocide of Rwanda and the results of the two Congo wars, creating a particularly complex atmosphere of conflict.

A new report on this warning thinks that in order to lay the foundation for sustainable peace, we must resolve the root cause of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To date, the major technical correspondence between the government and its international partners has ignored the political and structural nature of the conflict.

"The international community has invested billions of dollars to stabilize and build peace in the eastern part of the Congo, but its efforts have not yielded adequate results, and standard post-conflict interventions are going well What is needed is truly context-sensitive response, which is based on a frank analysis of the real cause and dynamics behind this long-lasting multifaceted confrontation.

The report points out the failure of various peace-building programs, including the Government's Democratic Republic of Democratic Republic Stabilization Reconstruction Plan and International Security Stabilization Support Strategy, international and local to participate in the political aspect of peace-building efforts Emphasizing the necessity of the subject.

"In order to regain peace, we must solve the predatory, corrupt and greedy power of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the intense interracial political competition."

The report recommends an important step towards a new generation of peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, using the experience of the international alert year in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Through the process of national dialogue, a common collective vision for permanent peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo

It is a small part of the research on peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of Congo that focuses on the heritage of past abuses. Among them, the research conducted by Lotze, De Carvalho, and Kasumba (2008: 31) is confronted by the Democratic Republic of Congo, such as the lack of state ownership of the peacebuilding process and the lack of ability to implement coherent structures We are aware of many issues. Therefore, the authors found that sustainable peace can only be achieved when Congo people own and promote the structure and activities of peacebuilding. In addition, the International Crisis Group (ICG 2009: 13 - 19) identified five priorities as part of the eastern Congo peace-building strategy. They are implementing an effective anti-FDLR 1 strategy, reviewing the impact of the Security Sector Reform (SSR) on the eastern region, promoting reconciliation and human security, improving governance, and maintaining regional stability .

The report points out the failure of various peace-building programs, including the Government's Democratic Republic of Democratic Republic Stabilization Reconstruction Plan and International Security Stabilization Support Strategy, international and local to participate in the political aspect of peace-building efforts Emphasizing the necessity of the subject.

For many years, MONUC and other international partners have worked on peace building issues in eastern Congo. In accordance with Security Council Resolution 1756 (2007), MONUC and the United Nations team of countries established the Eastern Safety and Stability Strategy, formulated some of the above factors and allowed them to shrink We began to identify benchmarks. Reform of the security system including DDR, restoration of infrastructure, repatriation and reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons is specified as a central operational element. But to implement this peacebuilding strategy, we need more than just bureaucracy.