The United Nations urges the DRC to ensure a successfull political transition by implementing the December 2017 agreement. Stakeholders should work toward the organisation of elections to be held in December 2018.

The last year has seen significant global challenges, including an unprecedented level of humanitarian need, rising inequality and exclusion, growing climate change impacts, and increasing threats to our shared security. Nevertheless, the international community has taken important steps in addressing these challenges by implementing the recent bold commitments to foster sustainable peace.