DR Congo gets UN to note its demand for withdrawal of Rwandan troops
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
DR Congo asked the UN Human Rights Council to take note of the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from its territory, the Congolese human rights minister told the Council of Ministers on 6 November. The move builds on the interactive dialogue of 2 October 2026 in Geneva, where states almost unanimously condemned violations attributed to Rwanda and its AFC/M23 allies, according to the official account.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo asked the UN Human Rights Council to take note of the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from its territory. The Congolese human rights minister reported on the move to the Council of Ministers on Friday 6 November, presenting the outcome of DR Congo's participation in the Council's 63rd session in Geneva, according to the meeting's account.
During the enhanced interactive dialogue of 2 October 2026, devoted to the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Congolese delegation denounced "the massive, even genocidal, violations attributed to Rwanda and its AFC/M23 auxiliaries in the east of the country". The dialogue resulted in "near-unanimity among states and civil society in condemning these violations, demanding the withdrawal of Rwandan troops and encouraging DR Congo's efforts", according to the same account. The delegation also argued for "technical assistance that respects national expertise".
DR Congo chairs the International Alliance for the Prevention of Sexual Violence (PSVI). In that capacity, a high-level event was held on 30 September 2026 in Geneva, which raised the diplomatic community's awareness of the urgency of conflict-related sexual violence and the protection of survivors, "notably children", the account says. Several diplomats, until then uninformed, pledged to advocate their states' accession to the alliance, according to the same source.
