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Conférence épiscopale nationale du Congo (CENCO) leads mediation at the signing on 31 December 2016 of a political agreement on the holding of elections in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Top UN peacekeeping official pushes for endorsement of DR Congo political accord

11 January 2017
Addressing the Security Council, the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations today urged the international community to push for a swift endorsement of the so-called 31 December political accord in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to put in place a transitional government of national unity.
President of the Security Council for January Olof Skoog (left), reads a Council presidential statement on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Welcoming DR Congo political accord, UN Security Council urges efforts to resolve remaining issues

4 January 2017
The United Nations Security Council today welcomed a comprehensive political agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on all stakeholders to continue to exercise flexibility and compromise in their discussions to swiftly resolve all pending issues, particularly those related to the holding of elections in the country within 2017.