MONUC and the United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) are encouraging information sharing between FARDC and the Forces armées burundaises (FAB) on these issues.

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e All strategic forces expenditures are contained in the Army, Navy, Air Force columns.

Members of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda have committed rapes.

The laws on nationality and on the armed forces were promulgated in November, but other key laws, such as those on amnesty, decentralization and elections, are still pending.

C. Occasional collaboration of FARDC with the negative forces

AU continues to monitor the situation and to coordinate with the Government of the Sudan, rebel forces and other armed groups.

Legal armed units are exclusively formed by the state and only in the armed forces and in the internal forces of the Republic of Armenia.

Sexual violence throughout Congo is rampant, she said, blaming rebel groups, the armed forces and national police.

Continuing tensions in Ituri and the Kivus since December have taken a toll on children, with reports of killings of some 50 individuals under the age of 18 widespread rape of minors pillaged or burned schools and nutritional centres abductions of children recruitment of children into armed groups the use of children in attacks and the alleged detention of several children in underground cells.

Also condemns the abduction of children from camps of refugees and internally displaced persons by armed groups and armed forces, and their subjection of children to participation in hostilities, torture, killing and rape as perpetrators and as victims

Today, Chávez is the only one capable of controlling the government, the armed forces, the militias, the PSUV, and even the opposition.

While some of the smugglers were apprehended, the Timorese police and the Indonesian Armed Forces are conducting separate investigations to ascertain the full circumstances of the shooting.

The National Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire have also indicated that they are ready to start DDR once the preparations can be completed.

Prior to that attack, both FANCI and the Forces nouvelles had violated the zone of confidence on several occasions.

None of the proposals put forward by the Government and the FARC EP led to progress in this field.

One current concern in 2004 continued to be the question of an agreement between the Government and the FARC EP aimed at freeing persons deprived of their liberty by that illegal armed group.

A meeting of the chiefs of staff of the Ivorian National Armed Forces (FANCI) and of the Forces nouvelles was to be held to prepare the national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration plan and to provide recommendations for the restructuring of the army.

To the Burundian authorities

Welcomes the ratification by the Government of Burundi of the two optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

But the concentration of power in the Supreme Leader s hands poses risks for the Islamic Republic. When Khamenei dies, there is no strong and obvious successor.

The town of Fotokol has been subjected to battles between Boko Haram and Camerronian and Chadian armed forces recently March 2014, August 2014 and October 2014.

Indonesia's armed forces (TNI) include the Army (TNI AD), Navy (TNI AL, which includes marines), and Air Force (TNI AU).

Pension funds, the Federal Employment Bureau, the armed forces and employers pay their dues partially, while some do not pay at all.

No significant progress was made in terms of peace negotiations between the Government and the FARC EP and the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), respectively.

The commanders and members of the illegal armed groups FARC EP, ELN and AUC have persistently failed to fulfil their obligations in the field of international humanitarian law.

The High Commissioner demands that FARC EP, ELN, AUC and other illegal armed groups immediately and unconditionally release all persons held as hostages.

Meanwhile, the European Union, in cooperation with MONUC and FARDC, is working on an administrative reform plan for FARDC, including a salary structure and an assessment of training necessary for the various ranks.

The independent expert was informed that the civilian population continues to suffer extortion, looting and destruction of their property both by FNL and Government Armed Forces.

Meanwhile, over 40 countries have been scarred by violent conflict.

FANCI established temporary positions within the zone and uncontrolled elements of both the Forces nouvelles and FANCI engaged in looting and extortion inside and in areas adjacent to the zone.

The third issue was the lack of progress in terms of peace negotiations between the Government and the FARC EP and ELN, respectively.

It is stated in the report that operations by the combined MONUC and FARDC forces dispersed militia forces into surrounding areas.

There has also been significant progress in the legislative process a Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been set up and legislation on new integrated national police and armed forces has been adopted.

In this context, it must be emphasized that the illegal armed groups (FARC EP, ELN, AUC and other paramilitary groups) totally ignored the recommendations addressed to them.

What remains certain is that no democratic transition can be complete without elected representatives exercising meaningful control over the security services and the armed forces.

UNMISET military liaison officers have facilitated two meetings between the Border Patrol Unit and the Indonesian Armed Forces to exchange information and continue to assist both sides to conduct an impartial investigation.

Since then, inspections of FANCI and Forces nouvelles military installations and airports, airfields, seaports and border crossings have been conducted, with no violations being reported.

(b) Dismiss from the Government, institutions and armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo anyone guilty of crimes against humanity and serious human rights violations, whatever their position in the hierarchy

Joint MONUC and FARDC operations along the southern shores of Lake Albert seem to have discouraged the illicit cross border transport of weapons across the lake.

These actions are complemented by a far reaching restructuring of our security institutions, namely the police and the armed forces, in order to enhance their operational effectiveness in defending the security of our country and to strengthen their respect for human rights.

I urge FANCI and the Forces nouvelles to provide a comprehensive list of their armaments to UNOCI without further delay for use in the disarmament process and in the monitoring of the arms embargo.

Britain has already reduced its forces in southern Iraq, and is on course to reduce them still further as they hand over security to the Iraqi police and military.

We believe also that the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process should start as soon as the regroupment or assembly sites have been prepared, to enable them to receive members of the National Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FANCI) and the Forces nouvelles.

A further exercise is planned for early May to focus on detailed operational command, including the establishment of a joint police and armed forces operations centre.