War-displaced persons in the Roe and Drodro sites, Chiefdom of Bahema-Nord in the territory of Djugu, Ituri province have pleaded for increased MONUSCO peacekeepers’ number in this region where armed groups are very active. They made this plea last December 17, during the visit of the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, to this part of the territory. Désiré Bahemuka, representative of the…
On a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from December 13 to 18, 2020, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General in charge of peacekeeping operations, visited Kinshasa, as well as Ituri and North Kivu provinces, located in the eastern part of the country. He was notably accompanied by Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…
As part of activities related to the protection of children in armed conflict, MONUSCO's Child Protection Section organized a training workshop on December 9 and 10, 2020 for the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) of the 34th military region and the security services based in Goma. In 2003, the FARDC were placed on the United Nations Secretary-General’s blacklist of parties to the conflict that recruit and use children. Nine years later, in 2012, the…
On a visit to Ituri, David Gressly, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for Operations and Protection, went Tuesday, December 1, 2020 to Fataki and Bayoo, in Djugu territory, where the civilian population suffers abuses by armed groups. The women in this territory called the deputy Head of MONUSCO's attention to the security situation in their region and its impact on their daily…
The Strategic Communication and Public Information Division of MONUSCO, in partnership with UNICEF, launched on November 20 in Kinshasa a new radio station named "Okapi Enfant". The radio's launch coincided with the celebration on November 20, of the World Children's Day. Indeed, the United Nations adopted on November 20, 1989 the United Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention stipulates that a child is not only a fragile being who…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in DRC, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, made a working visit to the East of the country. After her stop at Beni and then at Bunia, Ms. Leila Zerrougui arrived in Goma on Friday, 13 November 2020. Immediate after her arrival, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General traveled to Munigi to visit the Prosecutor's Office at the Nyiragongo Peace Tribunal, which was built in 2019 through a quick…
From October 27 to 29, 2020 in Pinga, Walikale territory, several local actors, including community leaders, members of civil society, local and customary authorities, were sensitized on MONUSCO's mandate, peace and protection, human rights and issues related to the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process. This sensitization was conducted by a joint mission composed of different substantive sections of MONUSCO Goma field…
After fleeing recurrent attacks by armed groups into the bush, more than sixty people returned home in Pinga, Walikale territory, in North Kivu late October 2020 following the reinforcement of the Congolese armed Forces (FARDC) and National Police (PNC) units deployed in this area, as well as the presence of MONUSCO peacekeepers’ temporary base. The population’s return was noted at the end of an integrated response’s visit to Pinga by all the…
MONUSCO has reinforced its security system on the outskirts of the town of Bunia, in Ituri, after rebels from the CODECO / ALC (Alliance for the Liberation of Congo) armed group, which was resistant to the peace process, attempted an incursion into this city. The militiamen loyal to the rebel leader called "Mountain Wolf" attacked, very early on Saturday, October 24, 2020, an FARDC position near Dele, 6 km south-east of Bunia. MONUSCO’S Rapid…
On Thursday, 22 October 2020, leaders of neighborhoods of Bunia in Ituri took part in an awareness raising session on the prevention and fight against sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations personnel. Organized by MONUSCO women police officers, in collaboration with UN Mission’s Conduct and Discipline Unit, the session took place in the conference room of the City Hall of this eastern DRC town. The activity also aimed to…