Democratic Republic of the Congo: Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region (S/2014/153)

I. Introduction

1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 2098 (2013), in which the Council requested that I submit a report on the implementation of the commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region.1 The report covers developments since the issuance of my report of 23 December 2013 (S/2013/773) and describes recent peace and security initiatives with regard to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. Furthermore, the report discusses progress in the implementation of the Framework, as stipulated in paragraphs 4 and 5 of resolution 2098 (2013).