Communique of the 772nd PSC meeting on the status of the implementation of the AU Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the Lord’s Resistance Army (RCI-LRA)

Jurisdiction
African Regional Bodies · African Union (AU)
Citation
PSC/PR/COMM.772(2018)
Regional Body / Author
Peace and Security Council of the African Union
Date
16 May 2018
Language
English
Type
Communique

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia P.O Box 3243 Tel: (251-11)5513 822 Tel: (251-11)5519 321/5514 227 Email: situationroom@africa-union.org

PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 772nd MEETING

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

16 MAY 2018

PSC/PR/COMM(DCCLXXII)

COMMUNIQUE

The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC), at its 772nd meeting held in Addis Ababa, on 16 May 2018, adopted the following decision on the status of the implementation of the AU Regional Cooperation Initiative for the Elimination of the Lord's Resistance Army (RCI-LRA):

Council,

  1. Takes note of the briefing made by the Ag. Director of Peace and Security, on behalf of the Commissioner for Peace and Security, on the status of implementation of the AU RCI-LRA;

  2. Recalls communique PSC/PR/COMM. (CCXCIX) of its 299th meeting, held on 22 November 2011, establishing the RCI-LRA, and communique PSC/PR/COMM.(DCLXXXV) of its 685th meeting held on 12 May 2017, extending the mandate of the RCI-LRA until 22 May 2018;

  3. Decides to extend the mandate of the AU RCI-LRA for three (3) months, until 22 August 2018, with a view to enable the Mission to continue operating, pending the outcomes of the planned ministerial meeting of the Joint Coordination Mechanism of the RCI-LRA to be held in the coming weeks;

  4. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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