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KINSHASA: Bintou Keita Encourages Solidarity among Women for a Better Female Leadership in the DRC The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita chaired on March 22…

As part of the activities commemorating the International Women's Day in Beni, North Kivu, the Women's Engagement Team (FET) of MONUSCO's Malawi Battalion (MALBATT) organized a meeting with women from rural communities in…

Women peacekeepers challenge the traditionally male-dominated landscape in the peacekeeping environment and serve as role models for women and girls to advocate for their own rights and get out of the 0traditional paths. On…

Progress has been made in the implementation of the National Action Plan in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, although further efforts are still required in compliance…

Twenty-three journalists (including seven women) from the four community radio stations in the Walendu Bindi chiefdom, the territory of Irumu in Ituri, received practical training in journalism in a conflict zone. The…

For twenty years, Radio Okapi has been informing women and men in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Created on February 25, 2002, the Radio for Peace gradually became a success story. Its creation coincided with the…

On Friday 18 February, when the MONUSCO delegation arrived at the Beni Children's Custodial Institution (EGE) at around 10am, the children in custody there were a little overexcited, because it was sports day. All of them…

"I think we really need to continue and intensify our efforts together (...) There is a need for us to continue to work together so that the [displaced] populations can return to their homes," the UN Under-Secretary-General…

In Goma, the second leg of his three-day visit to the DRC, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations held a working session on February 23 with the DRC Minister of Defense, Gilbert Kabanda; in attendance…

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived on Tuesday, February 22 in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is the…

Eighteen civilians, including thirteen seriously injured following a deadly attack carried out on February 15, 2022 by militiamen from 'Bon Temple de Dieu', a CODECO armed group faction, in the locality named Scierie Abelkoze…

A joint mission made up of representatives from Human Rights, Civil Affairs, Strategic Communication and Public Information sections as well as member units of the Mission Support Office visited Eringeti, Bambuba-Kisiki…