Democratic Republic of Congo

The Stabilisation Unit has deployed a stabilisation advisor to MONUSCO (previously MONUC, the UN peacekeeping mission) since 2008. Until 2011 the role was based in the Eastern Co-ordinator's Office in Goma. Key areas of focus included political advice to the Eastern Co-ordinator, reducing human rights abuses of the Congolese armed forces and co-ordinating the UN's response to the Lord's Resistance Army. The position is now based in the Deputy SRSG's office in Kinshasa, where the stabilisation advisor provides advice on stabilisation activities in the East and co-ordinates the UN's Peace Consolidation Programme for the West. SU also provides additional stabilisation support to HMG and international partners as requested, including participation in the annual reviews of DFID's security sector, accountability and police reform programme