The programme will implement actions to strengthen resilience by increasing access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for vulnerable people living in the Lake area and the region of Hadjer-Lamis.

(a) with a view to programming for the 11th EDF and the design of future Union programmes, (i) pay increased attention to ensuring an appropriate balance of aid between provinces, especially the poorer ones, in order to avoid geographical disparities in the distribution of development aid while bearing in mind the importance of stabilising the Great Lakes region as a whole; (ii) combine support at a central level with programmes at the provincial level that link political and territorial decentralisation with improved natural resource management strategies and infrastructure rehabilitation and development; and (iii) reconsider Union su ...[+++]pport for improved management of natural resources on the basis of a comprehensive needs assessment;

with a view to programming for the 11th EDF and the design of future Union programmes, (i) pay increased attention to ensuring an appropriate balance of aid between provinces, especially the poorer ones, in order to avoid geographical disparities in the distribution of development aid while bearing in mind the importance of stabilising the Great Lakes region as a whole; (ii) combine support at a central level with programmes at the provincial level that link political and territorial decentralisation with improved natural resource management strategies and infrastructure rehabilitation and development; and (iii) reconsider Union suppor ...[+++]t for improved management of natural resources on the basis of a comprehensive needs assessment;

30. Welcomes the adoption of the resolution on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but remains concerned about the human rights situation in that country, in particular in the North Kivu province in the east; strongly condemns the attacks by rebel forces in the east of the country, in particular by the M23 movement, on the civilian population, including women and children; strongly condemns the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war; expresses deep concern about the ongoing use of children as soldiers and calls for their disarmament, rehabilitation and reintegration; welcomes the efforts being made to find a peaceful polit ...[+++]ical solution to the crisis by the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, the African Union and the UN; calls again for the re-establishment of a UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the DRC in order to provide a reliable mechanism focusing on improving the situation regarding the grave and long-standing human rights concerns in the country;

28. Was pleased to note the adoption of the resolution on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), but remains concerned about the human rights situation there, notably in North Kivu province in the eastern part of the country; strongly condemns the attacks by rebel forces in the east of the country, notably by the M23; welcomes the efforts made by the member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGRL), the African Union and the UN to find a peaceful political solution to the crisis; calls again for the re-establishment of a UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the DRC in order to provide a reliable mechanism focusing on improving th ...[+++]e situation regarding the grave and longstanding human rights concerns in the country;

The only connection established by the documentary between the fishing of the Nile perch in Lake Victoria and the cooperation activities of the European Union in the fishing sector in Tanzania – which was unfortunately out of context and hence misleading – relates to European assistance for improving the production conditions and health controls for the fisheries products of local small and medium-sized businesses.