D.R of Congo: Why are peacekeepers so bad at protecting civilians?  · Global Voices
Ndesanjo Macha

Jason wonders why UN peacekeepers are so bad at protecting civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “There had been an uproar about MONUSCO’s lack of response to the rapes – the peacekeepers had a base 30km away – so the Secretary General had sent his assistant in charge of peacekeeping to investigate.”