S/RES/2360 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
21 June 2017
Resolution 2360 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7981st meeting,
on 21 June 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous resolutions and the statements of its President
concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of the DRC as well as all States in the region and emphasizing
the need to respect fully the principles of non-interference, good neighbourliness
and regional cooperation,
Stressing the primary responsibility of the Government of the DRC for
ensuring security in its territory and protecting its populations with respect for the
rule of law, human rights and international humanitarian law, including protection
from crimes against humanity and war crimes,
Taking note of the interim report (S/2016/1102) of the Group of Experts on the
DRC (“the Group of Experts”) established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) and
extended pursuant to resolutions 1807 (2008), 1857 (2008), 1896 (2009), 1952
(2010), 2021 (2011), 2078 (2012), 2136 (2014), 2198 (2015) and 2293 (2016),
Condemning in the strongest terms the killing of two members of the Group of
Experts who were monitoring the sanctions regime in the Kasaï Central region,
expressing its deepest sympathy to the families of the victims, the Governments of
the United States, Chile and Sweden, as well as to the Group of Experts on the DRC
and the UN Secretariat, and further expressing concern over the unknown status of
the four Congolese nationals accompanying them,
Reiterating the need for the Government of the DRC to swiftly and fully
investigate the killing of the two members of the Group of Experts and bring the
perpetrators to justice, calling upon the Government of the DRC to cooperate with
the United Nations enquiries, as well as with law enforcement investigations that
may be conducted by Sweden or the United States, in accordance with DRC
national legislation, and in this context, welcoming the Secretary General’s
establishment of a UN Board of Inquiry to investigate the deaths of the two experts
and his commitment that the United Nations will do everything possible to ensure
that the perpetrators are brought to justice,
Recalling the strategic importance of the implementation of the Peace,
Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the DRC and the region, and
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