3. The situation in the Great Lakes region

Concerning the support of the international community, the Special Envoy called on the Council and the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes region to support regional dialogue efforts and welcomed the close cooperation between the Office of the Special Envoy and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). [...] In June, the Special Representative stated that the escalation of the M-23 attacks and the resulting regional tensions had undermined the positive momentum between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda and reported that the resurgence of that group had had broad repercussions for security, human rights and the humanitarian situation in the eastern part of the country, including the possi. [...] With regard to the political developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, on 3 June, the Council adopted a presidential statement welcoming the commitment by the regional Heads of State to implement a two-track approach aimed at finding lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the support provided by MONUSCO and the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-. [...] On 22 February, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, congratulating the new Prime Minister, said that he and his Government would have to overcome the challenges of the implementation of the Political Agreement, the organization of the republican dialogue and the restoration of state authority.166 He briefed the Council on two visits by the representatives of the International Conf. [...] In relation to the Sudan, the Council was briefed four times by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Sudan and Head of UNITAMS further to the periodic reports of the Secretary-General on the situation in the country and the activities of the Mission.222 The Council also heard one briefing by a civil society representative.223 The Special Representative focused his statements.