MONUC is a French acronym for Mission de l' Organisation des Nations unies en République démocratique du Congo, in English: Mission of the United Nations (UN) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).It was established February 24, 2000 by Resolution 1291 of the United Nations Security Council to monitor the peace process of the Second Congo War, though much of its focus subsequently turned to the subconflict in Ituri. Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial letter or letters of words, such as NATO and XHTML, and are pronounced in a way that is distinct from the full pronunciation of what the letters stand for. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ... The Second Congo War was a conflict taking place largely in the territory of Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) that began in 1998 and officially ended in 2002. ... The Ituri conflict is basically a conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ...

The headquarters of this mission are in Kinshasa, DRC. The mission views the DRC as consisting of 6 sectors, each with its own staff headquarters. Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

From July 1, 2003 to June 20, 2004 the mission had a budget of US$608.23 million. In July 2004 there were 10,531 UN soldiers under MONUC's command. On October 1, 2004, the U.N. Security Council decided to deploy 5,900 more soldiers to Congo, although U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan had asked for some 12,000. On 25 February 2005, nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed by members of the Nationalist and Integrationist Front militia in Ituri province. Its mandate was renewed March 31, 2005. By May 2005, MONUC consisted of about 16,700 troops. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Order: 7th Secretary-General Term of Office: January 1, 1997–present Predecessor: Boutros Boutros-Ghali Successor: incumbent Born: April 8, 1938 Place of birth: Kumasi, Ghana Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nationalist and Integrationist Front (FNI) is a militia group comprised of ethnic Lendu active in the Ituri region of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Ituri Rainforest is a forest found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as the home of the Mbuti pigmies. ...

Sector HQs

• MONUC HQ: Kinshasa
  • QG MONUC: Kinshasa
• Sector 1: Mbandaka
• Sector 2: Kisangani
• Sector 3: Kananga
• Sector 4: Kalemie
• Sector 5: Kindu
• Sector 6: Bunia

Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Kinshasa (formerly Léopoldville) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Mbandanka, formerly known as Coquilhatville is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying near the mouth of the Tshuapa River. ... Kisangani, formerly Stanleyville, (population 500,000) is a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Central Africa. ... Kananga is the capital of the Kasai-Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ... Bunia is the district headquarters of Ituri district of Orientale Province. ...

Staff and forces

• Military: 10,716 troops and 731 military observers
  • Algeria: 11 observers
  • Benin: 23 observers
  • Bangladesh: 1,325 troops, 23 observers
  • Belgium: 5 observers
  • Bolivia: 209 troops, 7 observers
  • Bosnia: 5 observers
  • Burkina Faso: 12 observers
  • Canada: 7 observers
  • Cameroon: 3 observers
  • China: 230 troops, 12 observers
  • Czech Republic: 5 observers
  • Denmark: 2 observers
  • Egypt: 28 observers
  • France: 8 troops, 5 observers
  • Ghana: 485 troops, 23 observers
  • India: 372 troops, 41 observers
  • Indonesia: 187 troops, 12 observers
  • Ireland: 3 observers
  • Jordan: 30 observers
  • Kenya: 42 troops, 36 observers
  • Mali: 28 observers
  • Malawi: 24 observers
  • Malaysia: 20 observers
  • Mongolia: 2 observers
  • Morocco: 805 troops, 4 observers
  • Mozambique: 2 observers
  • Nepal: 1,244 troops, 20 observers
  • Niger: 16 observers
  • Nigeria: 25 observers
  • Pakistan: 1089 troops, 39 observers
  • Paraguay: 20 observers
  • Peru: 5 observers
  • Poland: 3 observers
  • Romania: 27 observers
  • Russia: 29 observers
  • Senegal: 481 troops, 22 observers
  • Serbia: 6 troops, no observers
  • Sweden: 94 troops, 8 observers
  • Switzerland: 2 observers
  • South Africa: 1,447 troops, 13 observers
  • Spain: 3 observers
  • Sri Lanka: 2 observers
  • Tunisia: 493 dont 28 observers
  • United Kingdom: 8 observers
  • Ukraine: 15 observers
  • Uruguay: 1812 troops, 51 observers
  • Zambia: 22 observers
• Civilian police: 139, from 19 countries:
  • Argentina: 2
  • Benin: 12
  • Burkina Faso: 10
  • Cameroon: 4
  • Côte d'Ivoire: 11
  • France: 11
  • Guinea: 3
  • Jordan: 5
  • Mali: 10
  • Morocco: 4
  • Nigeria: 4
  • Niger: 19
  • Portugal: 9
  • Romania: 1
  • Russia: 5
  • Senegal: 11
  • Sweden: 3
  • Turkey: 13
  • Ukraine: 2
• Civilians:
  • International employees: 659
  • UN Volunteers: 254
  • DRC nationals: 910

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See also

• Second Congo War
• Ituri conflict

The Second Congo War was a conflict taking place largely in the territory of Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) that began in 1998 and officially ended in 2002. ... The Ituri conflict is basically a conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ...

References

This article began as a translation of the corresponding article in the German-language Wikipedia, plus a information on sector HQs, staff, and forces from the corresponding article in the French-language Wikipedia.

External links

• Official site (http://www.monuc.org)
• UN MONUC site (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/monuc)