In over ten years, MONUC has positioned itself as a major partner in the DRC’s pacification, stabilisation and reconstruction efforts. As a peacekeeping mission, our mandate has evolved over the years to meet new challenges arising from the complexity of political, economic, security and military developments. In a country with sometimes unpredictable national and international politicking, the United Nations has been running the largest peacekeeping operation in the world. In such a challenging context, the Political Affairs Division (PAD) functions as the driving-force and the think tank of the Mission.