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.