United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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The Mission of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), abbreviated MONUC (a French acronym for Mission de l' Organisation des Nations Unies en République démocratique du Congo) is a United Nations peacekeeping force established on February 24, 2000, by Resolution 1291 of the United Nations Security Council to monitor the peace process of the Second Congo War, though much of its focus subsequently turned to the conflict in the Ituri.

The headquarters of this mission are in Kinshasa, DRC. The mission views the DRC as consisting of 6 sectors, each with its own staff headquarters. The approved budget for MONUC, from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, is US$1,138.53 million, the largest for any current UN peacekeeping operation.

1 Force numbers and fatalities
2 Sector HQs
3 Staff and forces
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Force numbers and fatalities

In July 2004 there were 10,531 UN soldiers under MONUC's command. On October 1, 2004, the UN Security Council decided to deploy 5,900 more soldiers to Congo, although UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan had asked for some 12,000.

On 25 February 2005, nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed by members of the Nationalist and Integrationist Front militia in Ituri province. The FNI killed another Nepali peacekeeper and took seven captive in May 2006. Two of the seven were released in late June and the UN was trying to secure the release of the remaining five.^[1] In total, 83 members of MONUC have been killed since its establishment. ^[2] By November 2005, MONUC consisted of 16,561 uniformed troops. MONUC's mandate has been extended to September 30, 2006. On July 30, 2006, MONUC forces were charged with keeping the 2006 general election —the first multiparty election in the DRC since 1960— peaceful and orderly. MONUC troops began patrolling areas of eastern DRC after armed clashes broke on August 5 following the chaotic collection of election results.

Total strength, on 30 November 2006 was 18,473 uniformed personnel, including 16,622 troops, 776 military observers, 1,075 police, who were supported by 953 international civilian personnel, 2,079 local civilian staff and 660 United Nations Volunteers.

The UN has recorded a total of 98 fatalities among MONUC personnel, up to the end of 2006, as follows: 68 military personnel, 10 military observers, 2 UN police, 9 international civilian, and 9 local civilian.

[edit] Sector HQs

MONUC HQ: Kinshasa
- QG MONUC: Kinshasa
Sector 1: Mbandaka
Sector 2: Kisangani
Sector 3: Kananga
Sector 4: Kalemie
Sector 5: Kindu
Sector 6: Bunia

[edit] Staff and forces

[edit] Military

Military: 15,051 troops (nearly 10,000 from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa and Uruguay) and 724 military observers, from 49 countries.