johannesburg/nairobi june 29 maman sidikou head u.n. peacekeeping mission congo receive cable headquarter new york boss lay uncertain term world large peacekeeping mission make cut fast face eight percent 93 million budget cut 2017/18 sidikou tell revise staff slash fuel cost 10 percent streamline aircraft use without compromise mission mandate accord cable see reuters mission democratic republic congo know monusco must work juggle demand need respond grow political humanitarian crisis central african giant alone belt-tightening monusco 18,000 uniform personnel part broad push unite state big u.n. contributor cut cost june 193 u.n. member state agree total 600 million cut dozen missions year end june 30 2018. u.s. ambassador unite nations nikki haley say time get start wednesday 15-member u.n. security council discuss peacekeeping reform annual gather world leaders diplomats say council due adopt resolution push improve accountability transparency effectiveness make peacekeepers flexible critics worry harsh cut could harm operations volatile african state intention everything preserve integrity peacekeeping missions course also everything possible make effective cost-effective way u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres tell reporters last week unite nations spend 18 billion peacekeeping congo since mission begin 1999 say reform bear fruit analysts u.n. insiders say progress hamper administrators new york dodge thorny issue like confusion mission priorities culture appear protect senior well-paid officials cost july example safia boly become deputy head monusco division administer mission downsize despite fact year early u.n. tribunal rule abuse authority disregard rule office uganda serve operations manager put simply word protect ms. boly tribunal write judgment boly respond email request comment u.n. spokesman farhan haq say affair close appropriate comment confidential internal process send signal u.n. headquarter really interest reform clean system say western diplomat boly case another case members engineer unit goma allegedly demand hundreds dollars locals return help recruit temporary work accord u.n. document see reuters u.s. president donald trump want cap u.s. share 7.3 billion peacekeeping bill 25 percent 28.5 percent level say unfair meet u.n. reform monday trump say world body hamstring bureaucracy mismanagement peacekeeping mission ivory coast close troop level sudan darfur region due halve u.n. officials say need few blue helmets hot spot like mali central african republic south sudan peacekeeping reform essential u.s. lead demand good performance accountability achieve cripple ability u.n. troop civilian personnel operate need say matt well senior crisis adviser amnesty international monusco military leaders want replace underperform units long accuse passivity protect civilians capable troop hold back long-standing reluctance among member state risk soldier live distant conflict july 15 cable address new york sidikou outline streamline plan include reduce force size least 750 troop cut official travel reduce ration provide congolese soldier another cable three days late sidikou say intend ease restrictions units operate make flexible able respond crises election delay president joseph kabila refusal step fuel violence across congo millions die conflict past two decades agreement hold election end year unlikely hold several years focus largely foreign arm group u.n. mission contend increasingly dangerous local rebellions one kasai border angola displace 1.4 million people year near future elections-related violence might erupt across whole drc consequently force require freedom deploy troop timely manner wherever may require sidikou cable say u.n. peacekeepers press less cut loom