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A three-phased withdrawal of the 15,000-UNforce has been agreed upon, It will begin in the South Kivu province where at least 2,000 security personnel will leave by the end of April in the first phase. Later, forces in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces will also leave.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic (DRC) of Congo will withdraw completely from the Central African nation by the end of 2024, according to UN sources. The UN forces were stationed in DRC to help the Central African country fight against rebels for more than two decades before being asked by the Congolese government to leave,
A three-phased withdrawal of the 15,000-UNforce has been agreed upon, It will begin in the South Kivu province where at least 2,000 security personnel will leave by the end of April in the first phase. Later, forces in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces will also leave.
The U.N. and Congolese officials worked together to produce a disengagement plan for a progressive, responsible, honorable, and exemplary withdrawal of MONUSCO, said Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula. Modalities have also been set for the gradual transfer of tasks from MONUSCO to the Congolese government. The MONUSCO force arrived in Congo in 2010 after taking over from an earlier U.N. peacekeeping mission to protect civilians and humanitarian personnel and to support the Congolese government in its stabilization and peace consolidation efforts.
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The Congolese government — which has just been re-elected in a disputed vote — requested the U.N. mission to leave the country since it did not result in any progress in the situation manifested by continued attacks of the militants.
