New York - The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution that cuts the UN peacekeeping force in DRC by 2 000, far less than President Joseph Kabila wanted.
The resolution approved Thursday defies Kabila's wish that the UN's largest peacekeeping force shrink by at least 7 000. It extends the 21 000-strong peacekeeping force for a year and stresses that its exit from DRC should be "gradual and progressive."
The vote comes amid weeks of tension after the UN backed out of a planned joint operation with DRC's military against a rebel group, saying the two Congolese generals in charge have been involved in "massive human rights violations."