Major impediments to human security providence of current eu missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract

The EU as a Human Security provider has played an important role in the aftermath of the two wars in the DRC. Currently, it leads the two civil missions EUSEC RD Congo and EUPOL RD Congo supporting security sector and police reforms. But despite thoughtful ambitions, the Human Security situation of the Congolese population remains critical. The article argues that three major factors limit the missions’ impact for Human Security providence: (1) Intrinsic aspects of the missions like the limited resources and the design of the mandates (2) Cooperation failures and (3) the Congolese Government.