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Kinshasa, February 28, 2025: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Mrs. Bintou Keita, condemns…
Captain Sabrina Binte Islam is an aircraft maintenance engineer in the Bangladeshi army. She has been serving with MONUSCO since March 2024 / Photos Aubin Mukoni and Banbatt
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Captain Sabrina Binte Islam is an aeronautical maintenance engineer from Bangladesh. She arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in
Le commandant de police Mody Berethe saluant quelques officers de la Police de la MONUSCO (UNPOL) à Kinshasa. / Photos MONUSCO
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Today in Inspiring Action , Annie Kashamura Zawadi , Gender Parity and Coordination Officer, talks with the Brigadier General Mody Berethe , who is the superior officer in the Malian Gendarmerie. He took up the position as…
Checkpoints destroyed by MONUSCO Blue Helmets leading the "TIGER PAW" military operation with support from the FARDC. Photo MONUSCO/Force
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The operation was conducted in collabortion with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). Operation ‘Tiger Paw’, launched mid-May, neutralized the armed group members and freed the areas of Bayoo and…
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In 2023, UNJHRO documented 5,273 human rights violations and abuses throughout the country; an average of 439 violations and abuses per month, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year. This decrease, which confirms…
On 26 December 2023, MONUSCO officially closed its base in Lubero, North Kivu, after 21 years of presence. / Photos MONUSCO
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MONUSCO officially closed its base in Lubero, located in North-Kivu, eastern DRC, after 21 years presence. The event took place on Tuesday, 26 December 2023 in its military base; in attendance, various contingents, namely…
Pétronille Vaweka. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna Ipanga
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Women are often shut out of conflict resolution processes the world over, despite clear and growing evidence that their engagement improves the likelihood of reaching peace agreements and the chances those agreements will be…
Troops of the South African and Malawi contingents trained on women’s rights and the promotion of human rights in Beni, North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO/Force
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It is evening in Beni on a Thursday night. While many residents are winding down their day in the city in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), for one visiting team their workday is about to begin. The…
MONUSCO, via its anti-mine section UNMAS, supports the government in the fight against illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons.
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On October 7, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo approved its five-year national action plan 2024-2028 for the control of small arms and light weapons. The National Commission for the Control of Small Arms and…
MONUSCO and FARDC recently launched a joint defensive operation to protect the locality of Sake as well as the city of Goma. / Photos Alain Wandimoyi
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“ Our troops deployed here from our bases because they are prepared to die if such is the price to pay for the sake of protecting the people of this country.” It is with this firm and reassuring tone that MONUSCO Force…
Through these training courses, MONUSCO is trying to make the detainees autonomous by teaching them a trade in order to better prepare them for their return to the community. / Photos MONUSCO
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Martine is 30 years old. You will not see her face in this publication because she speaks anonymously and, besides, Martine is an assumed name. Like any human being, Martine, a mother living in the town of Beni, has made…
Force Commander recalling MONUSCO's commitment to working with FARDC to protect civilians from armed groups in accordance with its mandate. / Photos Alain Wandimoyi
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“ Our main objective is to stop any desire by the M23 to invade Sake or Goma. Our troops are deployed throughout the region and if armed groups ever approach these towns, MONUSCO and FARDC will defend the civilian population…