Around 50 women from civil society organizations and political parties (both from the ruling majority and the opposition) gathered in Kinshasa on Wednesday, 5 August, to discuss their participation in the national dialogue announced by the Congolese authorities. Supported by MONUSCO’s Gender Section, the meeting sought to move beyond political divisions and identify shared priorities. Organized in partnership with the Forum of Women Citizens…
A Beni warehouse fire caused by a short circuit destroyed 1 tonne of drinks with no casualties, thanks to swift MONUSCO and local response.
The Gender, Family and Child, Social Affairs, and Youth services of the Rwenzori Sector in Beni Territory, North Kivu, now have a new building designed to improve the quality of services provided to the local population. Built with funding of US$49,000 from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the infrastructure was constructed under a Quick Impact Project (QIP). The official…
On the occasion of International African Women’s Day, celebrated every year on 31 July, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Association of Young Christians of the Congo (AJCC) organized an awareness-raising event for young girls and women in Bunia, Ituri Province. The event brought together nearly 80 participants to discuss a range of topics, including the economic…
Peacekeepers from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan contingent serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) carried out a complex rescue operation on Thursday, July 30, evacuating two survivors of a private cargo plane crash from Walikale Territory in North Kivu to Beni. The mission also recovered and transported the body of the co-pilot, who died in the accident. The aircraft…
Kinshasa, July 30, 2026: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) notes that on 29 July 2026 Rwandan authorities returned to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) thirty-nine (39) individuals who had previously been repatriated to Rwanda under MONUSCO’s Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration and Resettlement (DDRRR) programme.
The premises of the Mont-Amba Urban Police Station in Kinshasa have been rehabilitated and equipped. The renovation works, financed by MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) amounting to US$47,000, have, according to the station commander—one of the oldest police stations in the city—completely refurbished a building that had not undergone any renovation since the country's independence. The objective is to improve the working conditions of Congolese police…
The Police component of MONUSCO (UNPOL) organized a workshop on Tuesday, 28 July, at the headquarters of the Congolese National Police (PNC) to promote the 2025–2029 Five-Year Action Plan to Combat Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The workshop brought together fifty officers from the Mobile Intervention Unit. It aimed to familiarize them with the plan’s main priorities, which seek to strengthen accountability within the…
In Ituri, the Bangladeshi Aviation Unit received the UN Medal for its key role in protecting civilians with MONUSCO.
The Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Lieutenant General Ulisses De Mesquita Gomes, travelled to Mongbwalu, epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in Djugu Territory, on 22 July to assess operations aimed at protecting civilians, support the peacekeepers deployed in the area and reaffirm the Mission’s commitment alongside the Congolese authorities. The visit took…