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D.R of Congo: Why are peacekeepers so bad at protecting civilians?

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, D.R. of Congo, Humanitarian Response, War & Conflict

Jason wonders why UN peacekeepers are so bad at protecting civilians [1]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.”