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#bjad  ,,resolution  ,:]eas accord+ to  
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e/imat$ to be liv+ 9 ! ,democratic      
,republic ( ! ,congo2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,/ates has made significant f9ancial    
inve/m5ts 9 ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! 
,congo1 provid+ an e/imat$ #geh1ajb1jjj 
9 developm5t1 humanit>ian1 & security   
assi/ance1 includ+ peacekeep+           
activities1 9 fiscal ye> #bjac2 ,:]eas  
cyclical & viol5t conflict has plagu$ ! 
,democratic ,republic ( ! ,congo s9ce ! 
mid-#aiijs2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 ! policy ( !  
,adm9i/ration t[>d ! ,democratic        
,republic ( ! ,congo is 8focus$ on help+
 ! c\ntry become a nation t 99 99 99    
provides = ! basic ne$s ( its citiz5s02 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations has recogniz$ a
 *ild's "r to a family z a basic human  
"r wor?y ( protection2 ,:]eas adoption1 
bo? dome/ic & int]national1 is widely   
recogniz$ z an important *ild protection

 tool & an integral "p ( *ild welf>e be/
 practices ar\nd ! _w1 along ) family   
reunification & prev5tion ( ab&onm5t2   
,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #bg1 #bjac1 !      
,congolese ,m9i/ry ( ,int]ior &         
,security1 ,g5]al ,direction (          
,migration1 in=m$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,embassy 9 ,k9%asa t effective ,septemb]
 #be1 #bjac1 !y _h susp5d$ issuance (   
exit p]mits to adopt$ ,congolese *ildr5 
seek+ to dep>t ! c\ntry ) _! adoptive   
p>5ts1 affect+ hundr$s ( *ildr52 ,:]eas 
!re are ,am]ican families ) f9aliz$     
adoptions 9 ! ,democratic ,republic ( ! 
,congo & ! necess>y legal pap]work &    
visas ready to travel home ) ^! *ildr5 b
 are curr5tly unable to d s2 & ,:]eas on
 ,decemb] #ai1 #bjac1 ! ,congolese      
,m9i/] ( ,ju/ice1 ,m9i/] ( ,int]ior &   
,security1 & ! ,g5]al ,direction (      
,migration confirm$ to memb]s ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate t ! curr5t    
susp5sion on ! issuance ( exit p]mits   
cont9ues3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 affirms t all  

*ildr5 des]ve a safe1 lov+1 & p]man5t   
family2  7#b7 recognizes ! importance ( 
ensur+ t int]national adoptions ( all   
*ildr5 are conduct$ 9 an e?ical &       
transp>5t mann]2  7#c7 expresses conc]n 
ov] ! increas+ numb] ( new adoption     
cases t h be5 op5$ & ! impact on *ildr5 
& families ( ! ,democratic ,republic ( !
 ,congo's susp5sion ( exit p]mits2 &    
7#d7 respectfully reque/s t ! ,congolese
 ,gov]nm5t--  7,a7 resume issu+ exit    
p]mits = all *ildr5 t h be5 adopt$1 &   
cont9ue process+ adoptions t are already
 und]way2  7,b7 exp$ite ! process+ ( ^? 
adoptions :i* involve m$ically fragile  
*ildr52 &  7,c7 enc\rages cont9u$       
dialogue & coop]ation betwe5 ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,democratic
 ,republic ( ! ,congo's ,m9i/ry ( ,=eign
 ,affairs to improve ! int]c\ntry       
adoption process & ensure ! welf>e ( all
 *ildr5 adopt$ f ! ,democratic ,republic
 ( ! ,congo4  ,cl]k4