How can I help the Congolese people meet the various challenges they face? The issue was raised during the hearing that President Félix Tshisekedi granted on Tuesday, December 15, to UN Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The meeting took place at the City of the African Union in Kinshasa.
as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe
The insecurity in the east, the difficult socio-economic situation and the humanitarian problems were at the center of the talks between the two men, who mainly dealt with the way in which the UN intends to continue its partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo, and help the peoples.
They also talked about the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which according to the head of state is in its second phase in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Félix Tshisekedi developed with his interlocutor his vision of the current political situation and how he intended to make it develop.
“Gradual strategy” for withdrawal
Jean-Pierre Lacroix says he listened with interest, and with regard to Monusco’s future, whose mandate is about to end, UN number two referred to a “gradual withdrawal strategy”, given the situation on the ground.
The UN Security Council will decide on the matter on 20 December. A land he will tread over the next three days, in northern Kivu and Ituri, provinces facing persistent violence.
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