Call for a genuine peace process in the DRC and the Great Lakes Region
February 2013
The recent escalation of violence in the eastern Congo has displaced over 700,000 people since April 2012 and resulted in an untold number of rapes, killings and other human rights violations. The conflict is complex but the fundamental underlying causes remain the same: poor governance, violent competition for land and natural resources, impunity for serious human rights abuses, and outside interference.
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A coalition of 19 local and international charities have joined together to lobby for an inclusive and locally owned peace process with strong backing at national and regional levels. This should provide a framework for coherent and long- term actions to be undertaken by civil societies and governments in the region, with support of international donors.
List of signatories:
- Cafod
- Care International
- Christian Aid
- Combattons l’injustice
- Conciliation Resources
- Dynamique Synergie des Femmes, Uvira and Fizi
- Innovations et formation pour le développement et la Paix
- International Alert
- JRS Grands Lacs Afrique
- Kvinna till Kvinna
- Mercy Corps
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- Oxfam
- Search for Common Ground
- Trocaire
- WarChild
- World Vision