Dr. lan Doss, Senior Political Advisor to Mr. Kofi Annan and Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Doss was the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the UN peace keeping mission (MONUC). Immediately prior to his assignment to the DRC, he was the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Liberia and head of the UN mission (UNMIL). In the DRC, where the infamous rebel group M23 has recently admitted defeat, Mr. Doss says the country faces yet another opportunity to pursue peace and justice in the wake of devastating violence. If this now is to be a real turning point, as opposed to once again a brief interlude before conflict reignites, it would be important to deal with these underlying problems, says Doss. Deal with the problem of communal relations in North Kivu[...] Deal with the problem of the absence of discipline in the armed forces, in the security forces, which is very important, because they are part of the problem. They need to be part of the solution. Deal with the regional dimension: Rwanda, Uganda. And above all deal with the institutional weaknesses of the Congolese state. If not, these problems will come back to haunt the country in one form or another. ictj.org/
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 00:04:09 +0000
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