UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) till Nov. 15, 2019.
Resolution 2448 also decides that the peacekeeping mission, known by its French acronym as MINUSCA, shall maintain its current personnel level -- 11,650 troops and 2,080 police officers.
France first circulated the draft resolution in early November. But by the date of expiry of MINUSCA's mandate on Nov. 15, the French text seemed not to be able to pass owing to reservations by Russia and the United States, two permanent members of the Security Council that have veto power.
The Security Council had to adopt Resolution 2446 to provide a technical roll-over for a month to allow negotiations on the French draft resolution.
