Security - 31 July 2026
DRC Prepares to Hand UN Security Council Presidency to Denmark
New York, July 31, 2026 - After chairing the Security Council through July, the DRC prepared to pass the rotating presidency to Denmark.
New York, July 31, 2026 - After chairing the Security Council through July, the DRC prepared to pass the rotating presidency to Denmark.
Kinshasa used the month to spotlight conflict-related sexual violence and natural-resource governance as peace issues.
This detail was included in the mid-to-late July DRC briefing.
Officials cast the hand-over as closing a high-visibility diplomatic window rather than an end to Congolese advocacy on those themes.
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