UN peacekeepers end operations in DR Congo’s South Kivu region • FRANCE 24 English

UN peacekeepers end operations in DR Congo’s South Kivu region • FRANCE 24 English

broken down doors and locks looted
electrical systems dilapitated walls two
months after the departure of Pakistani
peacekeepers this former military base
looks more like a squat than a police
station I’ve been sleeping on
floorboards for 2 months am I a human or
an animal I sleep here on the plank what
did the UN Mission leave behind
nothing after 25 years on the ground the
congales authorities argue that the
15,000 or so blue helmets deployed to
defend civilians humanitarian personnel
and human rights Defenders are
ineffective against armed groups and
called for the troops to leave the
country against the backdrop of renewed
violence in the East police officers are
sent to replace them but are left to
fend for
themselves a policeman who has a car but
doesn’t have fuel how’s that supposed to
work well there’s an intervention
somewhere how are we going to get around
that that’s a
problem public opinion over the newco
mission is divided last year violent
anti-u demonstrations were severely
repressed by the congales Army leaving
dozens of people
dead but in the South K Province some
still feel like they benefited from the
mission’s
presence we young people from kamola
really liked monusco they had no problem
with us we used to do odd jobs around
the bays and gations or lunch in
exchange but since they left nothing I’m
really
disappointed in January kinasa called
for a full withdrawal of Manco troops by
the end of this
year meanwhile the UN Security Council
has not yet set a deadline

UN peacekeepers have ceased operations in DR Congo’s restive South Kivu province after more than 20 years, officials said on Tuesday, in line with previously-announced plans. The MONUSCO mission “is ceasing its operations today in South Kivu province,” said a statement. “From 1 May, 2024 the mission’s mandate, including its responsibility to protect civilians ceases in this province”.
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