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Madam President, the European Commission is of course extremely concerned at the many human rights violations, including mass rapes, taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo in consequence of a long period of conflict. The Commission has in fact made support to the health sector and institutional support for democratic transition part of its 2003-2007 strategy for cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Congo. This support is a differentiated and complementary response to the problem of mass rapes in that country.
Community cooperation experience in the health sector goes back a long way, with EUR 70 million having been spent on support programmes since 1992. These programmes encourage access to basic health care and the supply of medicines at prices appropriate to the situation on the ground. A new health support programme amounting to around EUR 70 million will be put in place to consolidate what has been achieved by the earlier programmes, and to extend their activities to other areas relating to health.
In its global plan for 2005, ECHO confirms its support for areas with a high incidence of sexual violence, in particular in the Kivus and Maniema. Projects designed to restore the rule of law and promote women’s rights are also being funded by the European initiative for democracy and human rights.
The Commission is also very active in the field of institutional support. Since the beginning of this year it has in fact been assisting the Bunia court of first instance in Ituri, which deals with cases of rape. The purpose of this support is to combat impunity and to pacify the region.
On a more structural level, the Commission is putting in place a mechanism for partnership and support for the Congolese Government with a view to reforming the justice system. This will ultimately enable the national courts to deal effectively with cases involving actions for rape.
Finally, envelope B, to which the honourable Member refers in his question, is providing around EUR 27 million for urgent rehabilitation work in Congo’s eastern provinces, which are the most seriously affected by the conflict and hence by human rights violations."@en1
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