From 22 June to 14 July 2026, the Bunia Garrison Military Court held mobile court hearings to review the cases of 115 individuals who had remained in pretrial detention at Bunia Central Prison. At the conclusion of the hearings, 105 decisions were issued. This initiative, carried out with the technical, logistical, and financial support of MONUSCO's Justice Support Section (JSS), aimed to address two major challenges: reducing the prolonged…
The month of June was marked by a broad range of multisectoral activities carried out by MONUSCO. The protection of civilians remained at the core of the Mission’s work, notably through the release of 122 children from armed groups in Walikale and specialized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) training provided to the FARDC in Beni. The Mission also diversified its interventions by promoting positive masculinity within the Congolese National…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Mr. James Swan, was received on Thursday in Kinshasa by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka for discussions on the country’s current security, diplomatic and humanitarian priorities. The meeting focused primarily on the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the implementation of MONUSCO’s…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General ad interim, Mr. Ely Dieng, met on Wednesday with the National Coordinator of the Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Recovery and Stabilization Program (P-DDRCS), Mr. Jean de Dieu Désiré Ntanga Ntita, in Kinshasa. During the meeting, they discussed strengthening coordination between the P-DDRCS and MONUSCO, which supports the Congolese Government in its efforts to…
The Community Action for the Integrated Development of a New Congo (ACDI/N), in partnership with the National Youth Council of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CNJ-RDC), is organizing a series of information and awareness-raising sessions on Security Sector Reform (SSR) for university students, with technical support from the Security Sector Reform (SSR) Section of the Rule of Law and Security Institutions Division (ROLSID) of MONUSCO. On 29…
From 19 to 27 June 2026, MONUSCO's Gender Section organized an Ebola awareness campaign in Goma, North Kivu, through four civil society organizations engaged in community mobilization: Women Power DRC, Jeunes U-Report, Voice of Kivu Woman, and the Women's Community Action Program for Integrated Development. Ahead of the field awareness and information activities, the Gender Section organized a capacity-building workshop bringing together around…
Upon completion of the second phase of the training, the eight military personnel successfully obtained their EOD Level 2 certification.
In Mambasa, Ituri province, youth leaders are calling for the creation of a “brigade to fight disinformation” to curb the spread of rumors and contribute to peacebuilding efforts. “It is very important to fight disinformation, because it harms and can undermine any mission,” said Hemedi Omba, President of the Mambasa Territorial Youth Council. Located over 174 km west of Bunia, Mambasa has been facing persistent insecurity for several years…
From 22 to 26 June 2026, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), through its Justice Support Section, organized a five-day training session in Benifor six magistrates and judicial police officers. The initiative aimed to strengthen their skills in the identification, extraction and preservation of electronic evidence. This activity forms part of MONUSCO’s ongoing efforts to support…
“ We need MONUSCO to restore security to our territory,” stated unequivocally Mungeni Yuma, coordinator of Civil Society/Forces Vives in the Mambasa territory, located 174 kilometers west of Bunia in Ituri Province. For this key civil society leader, the presence of peacekeepers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) remains essential in supporting the Congolese defense and…