Security Council approves a phased MONUSCO disengagement while the eastern conflict continues
Dated 19 December 2023: Security Council approves a phased MONUSCO disengagement while the eastern conflict continues. In the causal graph this event strengthens Eastern DRC / M23–RDF (Great Lakes), a driver that strengthens People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC) — a worsening welfare path.
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What changed
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- FactSecurity Council approves a phased MONUSCO disengagement while the eastern conflict continues
- strengthensDriverEastern DRC / M23–RDF (Great Lakes)
- strengthensIndicators (5)People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)
provisional weight · verified
- Worse
Strengthens · 80% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
69M people (stock, end-of-year) · 28M above the normal line (2025)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2023–2025: rose from 68M people (stock, end-of-year) to 69M people (stock, end-of-year).
Above normal = worse
Strengthens · 75% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
245k deaths per year · 195k above the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Strengthens · 40% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
All indicators on this path (5)
Weakens · 40% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
73.7% · 1.92 above the normal line (2024)
Better than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 69.4% to 73.7%.
Above normal = better
Weakens · 40% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
58.5% · 1.08 above the normal line (2024)
Better than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 52.8% to 58.5%.
Above normal = better
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- FactSecurity Council approves a phased MONUSCO disengagement while the eastern conflict continues
- strengthensDriverEastern DRC / M23–RDF (Great Lakes)
- strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)
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Factrail. (2026). Security Council approves a phased MONUSCO disengagement while the eastern conflict continues. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/security-council-approves-phased-monusco-disengagement-2023
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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