UN Peacekeeping Mission to Withdraw from DRC by End of 2024

The phased withdrawal, beginning with South Kivu, comes after the Congolese government's call for the mission's departure, citing failure to protect civilians.

• The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), known as MONUSCO, will withdraw all its forces from the country by the end of 2024.
• The withdrawal will occur in three phases, beginning with the departure of about 2,000 UN troops from South Kivu by the end of April.
• Fourteen UN bases in South Kivu will be taken over by Congolese security forces as part of the withdrawal process.
• The Congolese government, recently re-elected in a disputed vote, called for the UN mission to leave, citing its failure to protect civilians from armed groups.
• Despite the withdrawal, the Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula emphasized that the fight to protect the country's territorial interests will continue.

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