Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “is mostly still a promise” the head of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission in the country told the Security Council (SC) on Tuesday 30 September. “Peace has been slow to be felt on the ground,” she said pointing out since June MONUSCO recorded a thousand plus civilian deaths during violence in Ituri and North Kivu with the toll growing daily. In Rutshuru territory, July was the deadliest month since the group’s resurgence end of November 2021, she said by way of illustrating her peace is mostly a promise phrase. Clashes between the Convention for Popular Revolution (CRP) militia and the Congolese army, FARDC (Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo), add to the toll. Attacks by the Co-operative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) also continue.