United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Also known as MONUSCO, UNOSMDRC

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or MONUSCO (an acronym based on its French name ), is a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A planned withdrawal from the country is currently on indefinite hold due to advances by the armed group M23 in the North and South Kivu provinces.

Key facts

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Organization.name: MONUSCO
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Organization.map_caption: MONUSCO deployment in September 2019
Organization.type: Peacekeeping mission
Organization.leader_title: Head
Organization.leader_name: Bintou Keita
Organization.status: Active
Organization.formation: 30 November 1999
Organization.headquarters: Kinshasa, DR Congo
Organization.parent_organization: UN Security Council

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History
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Civilians
Criminal activity
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MONUSCO was established by the United Nations Security Council in resolutions 1279 (1999) and 1291 (2000) to monitor the peace process of the Second Congo War, though much of its focus subsequently turned to the Ituri conflict, the Kivu conflict and the Dongo conflict. The mission was known as the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo or MONUC, an acronym of its French name ''Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies en République démocratique du Congo'', until 2010.