by the United Nations

“ Calls on the Congolese authorities to intensify as a matter of urgency their efforts to reform the security sector, including the army, the police and the justice sector, encourages in particular the development of a comprehensive plan and timelines for the reform of the army, invites the Congolese Government to hold as soon as possible the planned round table on security sector reform and urges international partners to support this endeavour ”

“ Recalls MONUC’s mandate to use all necessary means to protect civilians under imminent threat of physical violence, particularly in the Kivus;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to use its good offices in facilitating a political solution to address the underlying causes of the crisis in the Kivus, in close consultation with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Governments of the region and other regional and international partners ”