The Gbadolite Agreement was signed on 31 December 2002 by three of the warring factions in the Second Congo War: the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), the Rally for Congolese Democracy-National (RCD-N) and the Rally for Congolese Democracy-Liberation Movement (RCD-ML). All three of these rebel groups are backed by the government of Uganda.
The agreement obliged the signing parties to immediately stop all fighting in the Isiro -Bafwasende -Beni-Watsa quadrangle and to accept United Nations military observers in the area. The observers were to deploy to the are immediately after the signing of the agreement. It also contained guarantees of the freedom of movement of the civilian population and humanitarian organizations from one area to another.
As with previous treaties, the Gbadolite Agreement had a limited effect and did not lead to an end in the conflict.
