MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cette consultation s’inscrit dans le prolongement de la réunion selon la formule Arria du 13 juillet 2026 et du débat public de haut niveau organisé le 22 juillet 2026 au Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies, sous la présidence de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC)
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Kinshasa: Women and young people encouraged to play a greater role in natural resource governance

The Gender Section of MONUSCO and UN Women organized a day of consultations in Kinshasa on Thursday, September 10, bringing together women’s and youth organizations to discuss natural resource governance and inclusive regional economic integration. The initiative brought together women and men involved in peace processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Its objective was to contribute to strengthening inclusive and gender-responsive…

Our Mission

MONUSCO helps to protect civilians and establish peace on Congolese territory through its presence in Ituri and North Kivu.

MONUC, which became MONUSCO in 2010, was created in 1999 to monitor and implement the ceasefire between the DRC, Angola, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The ceasefire helped stabilize the region after years of conflict, causing over 5 million deaths.

The mission has been authorized to use all necessary means to carry out its mandate relating, among other things, to the protection of civilians, humanitarian personnel and human rights defenders under imminent threat of physical violence and to support the Government of the DRC in its stabilization and peace consolidation efforts.

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Radio Okapi a voice for all
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Radio Okapi
Radio Okapi is the United Nations radio in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It first went on the air on 25 February 2002 from Kinshasa studios to the entire DRC territory. It will go down in history as it broadcasted the Inter-Congolese talks live from Sun City.
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Reporting misconduct
Under the Secretary-General Bulletin on “Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse” and MONUSCO Code of Conduct, all UN personnel have the duty to report all allegations of misconduct.

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase.