Statement / by the President of the Security Council

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6058th meeting, 22 Dec. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Great Lakes region"]

Reiterates its welcome for the Final Peace Agreement (FPA), negotiated between the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), and reached through the Juba Peace Process; strongly condemns the recent attacks by the LRA in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Southern Sudan; recalls the International Criminal Court arrest warrants for certain LRA leaders; commends the States in the region for their increased cooperation, and welcomes the joint efforts they have made to address the security threat posed by the LRA; encourages the Government of Uganda to honour its commitment to accelerate reconciliation, recovery and development in that region through rapid implementation of its Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) and relevant Agenda items in the FPA and to disburse anticipated financing for the PRDP without delay.

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