United Nations Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

UNITED NATIONS (UN) PEACEKEEPING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC)
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Introduction
The UN has been able to effectively help the Democratic Republic of Congo prevent violence and armed conflict. Through the UN's operation in DRC, it assists the country in walking through the path to achieving peace and security. The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the countries facing armed conflict and violence for a long time (Karlsrud 2015). The crisis has had adverse effects on families and deteriorated the humanitarian situation in the country. Clashes between people have led to severe impacts for people, whereby several deaths occur, villages burnt down, and displacement of people. In times of such crises, the United Nations comes to the rescue of victims affected by enhancing peacemaking in the country and offering medication to those injured, including victims of sexual assault and those displaced (Peter 2015). This research discusses some of the strategies the Chief Executive Officer of the UN has put in place to deal with the violence and armed crisis in DRC. In addition, the research seeks to inform the Chief Executive Officer of the policies he can implement to effectively deal with the armed conflict and violence in the country.
United Nations Peace Building in DRC
Upon its establishment in 1945, the primary mission of the UN was to maintain international peace and security. The UN achieves this by working to prevent conflicts, guiding conflicting parties to attain peace, and deploying peacemakers to areas where conflict and violence are experienced. The United Nations has effectively maintained peace and security in DRC through preventive diplomacy and mediation. The UN plays an essential role in preventing conflict through diplomacy and mediation (Peter 2015). The UN has also played the role of peacekeeping, intending to attain peace and security in DRC. The UN uses peacekeeping to help DRC navigate the path of conflict to peace. In addition, the peacemaking process applies in political operations in DRC. The recent incidents of the war in Congo comprise the world's most severe crisis. The crisis has led to fighting among rebel groups and against the country's armed forces (Peter 2015). Conflicts in DRC result from the political autonomy and fight for resources available in the country. It has led to the deployment of a peacekeeping force in the country by the United Nations.
The UN, an Intergovernmental organization, has developed as an essential platform for promoting global governance. In an era with rising demand for international regulation, the United Nations maintained peace and security worldwide.
Violence is one of the major crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Violence in DRC has its origin back in the 1994 genocide attack in Rwanda. During the genocide attack in Rwanda, opposing rebel groups Tutsi flee to the eastern part of DRC and formed armed groups (Muller 2015). The government could not control and defeat the armed groups, which led to breaking out of war. Since then, several instances of violence perpetrated by arme...