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United Nations Peacekeeping
Arriving in February 2021 to lead one of the world's most exposed missions, Bintou Keita took the reins of MONUSCO in a context of endless offensives, repeated armed violence, apparent powerlessness, and growing pressure on peacekeeping personnel and resources.
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Bunia central prison currently houses 1,972 detainees while it has a capacity of 500 places. Overcrowding and lack of resources aggravate health risks.
A Congolese soldier wounded during the fighting received emergency medical care in the UN camp facilities, where sixteen other soldiers also fell back in the face of intensifying clashes.
This project, costing $48,402 USD, will benefit more than 4,000 people, 70% of whom are women and vulnerable children.
Armed clashes between members of different communities in recent weeks had led to the displacement of many people and fueled mistrust.
One of the major challenges of this framework is to avoid fragmented or uncoordinated interventions, which could reduce the impact of actions taken to promote justice.
Beyond infrastructure, this project is based on the partnership between MONUSCO and the FARDC and focuses on restoring the FARDC radio station in the Far North. The work is expected to take three months.
This equipment is intended to strengthen the operational capacity of the Provincial Assembly, which was forced to relocate from Goma to Beni following the capture of Goma by the AFC/M23 in January 2025.
During a three-day meeting, 75 local stakeholders contributed to the validation of the plan, including the mayors of the five municipalities of Oicha, Mangina, Kyondo, Bulongo, and Lume, chiefs of chiefdoms and sectors, representatives of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), and members of civil society.
Local authorities, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and internally displaced persons unanimously praised the actions of the Nepalese contingent.