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UN’s Congo mission faces long and challenging drawdown

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Significance

The Council also approved a new exit strategy, which should see MONUSCO begin to progressively withdraw from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the next three years.

Impacts

  • MONUSCO’s drawdown will place enormous strain upon weak and underfunded local security forces.
  • US President Joe Biden may show more commitment to peacekeeping than his predecessor, but cost will remain a key consideration.
  • New MONUSCO chief Bintou Keita has strong experience but will still need to build new relationships at a critical moment.

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