UN prepares to start pulling peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo
The drawdown would come despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.
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The drawdown would come despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.
Despite concerns about violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Security Council is expected to launch on Tuesday an early but gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers from the country from the end of 2023, as requested by Kinshasa.
The UN Security Council voted Tuesday to accede to a demand from Democratic Republic of Congo and launch a gradual withdrawal of UN peacekeepers starting this month, a year earlier
Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC.