Helicopters are used for medical evacuation in Congo (Photo: VNA)

The Security Council statement stressed the importance of organizing a peaceful, credible, inclusive, and timely election leading to a peaceful transfer of power.

If such an election is held this year, it will be Congo's first democratic transition. Concerns are growing, however, that the plan is unraveling. The head of the electoral commission said this month that the vote will likely not be held this year.