UN chief Guterres warns against more cuts to DR Congo mission

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned against further cuts to the UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo. He said that a dangerous political standoff over elections is still unresolved in that country. 

Mr. Guterres told the Security Council that more cost-cutting could hamstring



the 18,000-strong MONUSCO force in its efforts to prevent a collapse of the vast, mineral-rich African country. In a 27-page strategic review of MONUSCO, the UN's largest and most expensive mission, Mr. Guterres said the force was streamlining operations after the peacekeeping budget was cut.