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Press releases
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16 Mar 2024 - Kinshasa, March 16, 2024: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), Ms. Bintou Keita, condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on peacekeepers that took place on March 16 in Saké.
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28 Feb 2024 - Kamanyola, 28 February 2024: The Head of MONUSCO, Ms Bintou Keita, today handed over MONUSCO's first base to the Government of the DR Congo, as part of its disengagement from the country.
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10 Feb 2024 - Kinshasa, February 10, 2024: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Ms Bintou Keita, condemns the series of attacks on United Nations staff in Kinshasa on Saturday February 10 and calls on the Congolese judicial authorities to launch investigations with a view to prosecuting the perpetrators.
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07 Feb 2024 - Kinshasa, February 07, 2024: Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, called on the M23 to immediately cease its offensive in eastern DRC and to respect the Luanda Roadmap.
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02 Feb 2024 - Kinshasa, February 02, 2024: A MONUSCO helicopter carrying out a medical evacuation came under fire from suspected M23 armed group elements near Karuba in Masisi territory in North Kivu. The attack wounded two United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, one of them seriously.
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31 Aug 2023 - Kinshasa, 31 August 2023: MONUSCO, has received reports of the deaths of civilians during an unauthorised demonstration in Goma on Wednesday 30 August 2023.
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03 Aug 2023 - During her tour, Bintou Keita consulted with provincial governments and different communities on the priority actions needed for a smooth but accelerated transition process. Read the full story here ➡️
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21 May 2023 - Heavy rains on 4 May caused mudslides in the Kalehe territory (South Kivu), sweeping away a large part of the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi. The official death toll stands at 438, with more than 5,000 missing and thousands more affected.
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11 Aug 2022 - Kinshasa, July 25, 2022: MONUSCO condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the attack on its premises in Goma, North Kivu.
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DRC: Attacks by ADF armed group may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes
07 Jul 2020 - PRESS RELEASE