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Location Democratic Republic of the Congo and the subregion
Headquarters
  • Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Liaison offices in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bujumbura (Burundi), Harare (Zimbabwe), Kampala (Uganda), Kigali (Rwanda), Lusaka (Zambia), Windhoek (Namibia)
  • Duration 30 November 1999 to present
    Current authorization Until 15 May 2007
    (S/RES/1751 (2007))
    Special Representative of the Secretary-General
    William Lacy Swing (United States)
    (Press release) (S/2003/562)
    Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
    Ross Mountain (New Zealand)
    Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
    Haile Menkerios (Eritrea)
    Force Commander
    Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye (Senegal)
    Police
    Commissioner
    Daniel Cure (France)
    Strength Authorized maximum strength
  • Military personnel: 16,700*
  • Police personnel: 475**
  • Civilian personnel include specialists in human rights, humanitarian affairs, public information, child protection, political affairs, medical and administrative support

    [*In addition, on 28 October 2005, the Security Council by its resolution 1635, authorized a temporary increase of 300 personnel in its military strength for the period of the elections. The Council underlined the temporary character of this increase and requested the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps with a view to downsizing or repatriating this additional strength from 1 July 2006 at the latest. On 30 June 2006, the Council, by its resolution 1693, decided to extend this temporary increase until 30 September 2006. *Further, on 10 April 2006, the Council, by resolution 1669, authorized a temporary redeployment of a maximum of one infantry battalion, a military hospital and up to 50 military observers from the UN Operation in Burundi to MONUC, until 1 July 2006. On 30 June 2006, the Council, by resolution 1692, extended the authorization contained in resolution 1669.] *In addition, on 22 December 2006, the Council, by its resolution 1736, authorized, from 1 January 2007, until the expiry of MONUC’s than current mandate on 15 February 2007, an increase in the military strength of MONUC of up to 916 military personnel; and to allow for the continued deployment to MONUC of the infantry battalion and the military hospital authorized under the ONUB mandate.

    [**In addition, on 6 September 2005, the Security Council, by its resolution 1621 (2005), authorized a temporary increase of 841 personnel in the strength of the Mission, including additional police personnel, and up to five formed police units of 125 officers each, for the period of the elections and their immediate aftermath. Underlining the temporary character of such deployment, it requested the Secretary-General to start downsizing or repatriating the additional personnel from 1 July 2006 at the latest. By its resolution 1693, the Council decided to extend until 30 September 2006 the increase in the police strength authorized by resolution 1621.]

    Current strength (31 March 2007)
    18,336 total uniformed personnel, including 16,594 troops, 713 military observers, 1,029 police; supported by 940 international civilian personnel, 2,051 local civilian staff and 598 United Nations Volunteers

    Note: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 January 2007
  • Contributors of military personnel Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Yemen and Zambia
    Contributors of police personnel Argentina, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Guinea, India, Jordan, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Vanuatu and Yemen
    Fatalities 71 military personnel
    9 military observers
    2 UN police
    10 international civilian
    13 local civilian

    105 total
    Financial Aspects Method of financing:
    Assessments in respect of a Special Account
    Approved budget :
    1 July 2006 - 30 June 2007: $1,094.25 million (A/C.5/61/18)

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