UN stabilisation mission. Drawdown from South Kivu completed 2024; remains in North Kivu and Ituri. Mandated to support ceasefire monitoring. Mandate expires Dec 2026; Kinshasa is lobbying Security Council members (incl. Russia) for renewal.
Origin: United Nations
Recent (to 3 Nov 2026)
- Mandate expires Dec 2026; Tshisekedi asked Putin for Russia’s support for renewal at the Security Council (31 Oct 2026, Africanews/AFP).
Relationships
- Deployed in: North Kivu
- Deployed in: Ituri
Referenced by
- Congo Protection (RALF) (Surrendered to)