UN Votes to Trim Congo Peacekeeping Mission Criticized by U.S.
- Congo is the most expensive of 16 UN peacekeeping missions
- U.S. envoy Haley seeks case-by-case review of peacekeeping
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The United Nations will trim personnel and spending on its most expensive peacekeeping mission as the global body faces increasing pressure from the Trump administration and from other nations to rein in costs.
The UN Security Council unanimously approved an 18 percent cut to the troop ceiling of the its peacekeeping effort in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has an annual budget of $1.2 billion. The resolution lowers the mission’s troop ceiling to 16,215 from a current cap of 19,815. The U.S. had sought a steeper reduction -- to 15,000 troops -- according to three diplomats.