International Peace and Security: The United Nations and the Conflict in the Kivus

Abstract

The degrading security situation in the Kivus has become a major international concern for peace and stability. This article examines the possibilities for decisive action to curb the cycle of violence costing lives of 45,000 people and driving into exile other hundreds of thousands per month. It explores legal bases and circumstantial arguments for stronger UN engagement into the Kivus to pacify the last pocket violence stopping peacebuilding efforts of the international community in the DRC.