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The work consisted, among other things, in building three new classrooms in solid material and rehabilitating six more in planks. / Photos MONUSCO
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In North Kivu province, new classrooms have been built and equipped by MONUSCO’s quick impact project for a primary school in Malehe village, which is located on the outskirts of the city of Saké, in Kamuronza grouping, the…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix : « Jean-Pierre Lacroix: “We discussed how to defuse tensions and achieve our objectives with the Congolese authorities ». Photo Monusco / Carine Tope
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The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, was in Kinshasa on 28 and 29 July 2022 to meet with partners of the UN Mission in the DRC, including the Congolese authorities, following the violent anti…

Khassim Diagne :« MONUSCO has no other agenda in the DRC, except to restore peace ». Photo MONUSCO/Jonathan Fuanani
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« MONUSCO has no other agenda in the Democratic Republic of Congo than to restore peace. Do not believe the manipulators, they risk achieving their objective and it is counterproductive for all ". This statement by the Acting…

Khassim Diagne: « MONUSCO is not responsible for the death of the demonstrators who looted and vandalized its base in Goma ». Photo/Monusco
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" We have a duty of accountability. The Mission is committed to respect for human rights. I can confirm with certainty that MONUSCO is not responsible for the death of the demonstrators who looted and vandalized its base in…

Shabunda: UN finances Community Radio and Women's Center to raise awareness against gender-based violence . Photo Monusco/ Mathilde Mihigo
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With funding of US$1,500,000 from the United Nations Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund, a community radio station and the Women's House have been set up in Kigulube, in the territory of Shabunda, South Kivu, as part of…

Kinshasa: Women's political participation at the center of exchanges between the head of MONUSCO and an advocacy mission. Photo Monusco/Carine Tope
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A dozen women from the countries of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), of the African Union, supported by UN Women and led by Catherine Samba Panza, honorary president of the Central African…

MONUSCO offers a batch of equipment to the National Programme for the Demobilisation of Ex-combatants. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna
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During a ceremony held on 28 June 2022 at MONUSCO's "Incal" site in Kinshasa, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC for Protection and Operations, Khassim Diagne, officially handed over a…

A market is usually a place of cohesion where communities meet, discuss and exchange, thus reducing the possibility of confrontation. Photos Lazare Pélé
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The two main markets in the commune of Lubero and Mulo have been renovated with funding from MONUSCO. In this region, where local armed groups still pose a serious security threat, these trading places are a breath of fresh…

Prior to this new initiative, the UN Mission's Civil Affairs section had already facilitated the establishment of local security councils in each commune in Beni. Photos MONUSCO
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" Mulekera is a hot commune". It is with these words that Ben Kawa starts out talking about his commune. He was born there. He grew up there. He lives there. " All the citizen movements started in Mulekera. All the big…

For several years, UNPOL has been working alongside the Congolese police to provide the technical support they need. Photos MONUSCO / Rachel Kiese Mbangu
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MONUSCO through its head of office in Bukavu, on 16 June, handed over twenty-five (25) desktops, nine (09) laptops, 25 printers, 25 inverters and various accessories to the Congolese National Police. (PNC). The provincial…


