Our priorities

Once elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the DRC intends to strike a new note and play a constructive and positive role in enriching the Security Council’s deliberations and actions. The choice of these issues is based on a proposal from the Permanent Mission, which has been enriched and endorsed by the supervisory authority. These are:

Application of transitional justice mechanisms in post-conflict societies;

1. Structuring the production, distribution, and marketing of natural resources to make them more profitable;

2. Reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations;

3. Environmental issues;

4. The impact of blood minerals on the stabilization of regions plagued by violence;

5. Reform of the United Nations collective security system.

Our strategic pillars

The Democratic Republic of Congo possesses immense natural wealth, notably thanks to its vast tropical forests, rivers, and biodiversity. Its stability is crucial for regional and international security because it plays a strategic role in Central Africa. As such, the DRC deserves a seat on the United Nations Security Council, where it intends to contribute to building a more peaceful and just world.

The DRC’s entry into the United Nations Security Council will undoubtedly open up new opportunities for multilateral cooperation and exchange. It will also strengthen its participation in defining and implementing the new agenda for peace, in order to influence, thanks to its diverse potential and unique experience, the debate on the reform of peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, as well as the reform of the United Nations collective security system.

Its commitment to action in the face of global warming is another advantage that can be drawn from the experience of a country that is making a very valuable contribution to global climate action and is now establishing itself as a “solution country” for climate change, while generating revenue to strengthen its own resilience and maintain sustainable low-carbon growth.

PILLAR I: Structuring the production, distribution, and marketing of natural resources for greater profitability.

PILLAR II: The need to ensure effective and holistic implementation of DDR programs in peacebuilding processes.

PILLAR III: A new agenda for peace and reform of peacekeeping operations (PKO).

PILLAR IV: Reform of the United Nations collective security system, revitalization of the United Nations Charter, and respect for international law

PILLAR V: Women, Youth, Peace, and Security

PILLAR VI: The DRC, a country at the heart of the ecological transition

PILLAR VII: Human rights and democracy