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As the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) prepares for a drawdown and ultimate withdrawal, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Leila Zerrougui told the Security Council that “some of the most serious challenges” affecting the country will “require regional and international efforts to achieve sustainable solutions.” UNIFEED

UN Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Leila Zerrougui said, “the current political dispensation remains fragile” in the country, but “it has the potential to sustain and advance the gains which have already been made, should all actors work towards this goal.” UNIFEED

UN Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Leila Zerrougui said the situation in the country was marked by political tensions and an upswing of violence in certain parts of the east, amidst a fragile socio-economic situation with the COVID-19 pandemic introducing an additional layer of complexity and concern. UNIFEED

In the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni, which left the building badly damaged, the Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Leila Zerrougui, said the situation is “very disturbing,” as the Mission faces “demonstrations from people that are frustrated with attacks from armed groups.” UNIFEED

A large number of armed groups “continue to exact an intolerable toll on civilians and added to an already dire humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” Leila Zerrougui, the top UN official in the DRC told the Security Council today and highlighted importance of supporting the new Congolese government “to strengthen state functions and its capacity to govern the country in in accordance of the rule of law.” UNIFEED

“Violence continues to be the main cause of humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” the UN top official in the country Leila Zerrougui told the Security Council today. UNIFEED

The Special Representative and head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Leila Zerrougui said she hoped that the new government team would soon be installed, noting that the expectations of the Congolese population "are immense." UNIFEED

The Special Representative and head of the UN Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO), Leila Zerrougui, told the Security Council that according to all national and international election observation missions, as well as MONUSCO’s teams on the ground, “the elections went off correctly.” UNIFEED

Following the killings of one Tanzanian and six Malawian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that attacks by armed groups, particularly the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), “now constitute a major obstacle to collective efforts to fight Ebola.” UNIFEED

The head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) told the Security Council that “our collective focus must now be on ensuring the credibility” of the upcoming election process in the country. UNIFEED