“ The attackers got there at around 9 p.m., while MONUSCO arrived earlier followed by the FARDC. Both Forces responded immediately, which frightened the assailants and put them to flight. That is the importance of security and of the presence of MONUSCO”, said Jules Tsuba, the leader of the civil society organizations in the territory of Djugu, on Tuesday May 10, 2022. Members of this Civil Society Organizations hailed the intervention by MONUSCO…
Marcelline Comlan, in charge of Public Information for MONUSCO Office in this province explained on Friday May 6 in a meeting held with roughly fifty young people in Kalemie, including around ten girls. The question of the Mission’s exit is currently on everyone's lips in the province. MONUSCO’s withdrawal from Tanganyika is equated with the United Nations’s departure from this province, which is not the case. To dispel misunderstandings and…
A delegation from the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly paid a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from April 18 to 22, 2022, as part of the preparations for the annual budget of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). The Fifth Committee is responsible for administrative and budgetary matters. It is based on the reports to be issued by this commission that the General Assembly reviews and…
MONUSCO inaugurated a public lighting system a few days ago in Mavivi, the territory of Beni. This solar energy-powered lighting system provides lighting for the road section between Mavivi referral health center and the main road. The cost of this Quick Impact Project (Qips) is approximately US$38,000. The beneficiaries of this project, in particular the medical staff of the referral center, the local authorities and population applauded the…
Collaboration between the population and the Security Forces is key in the implementation of the Protection of Civilians’ mandate by MONUSCO Force and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). To make this partnership effective, MONUSCO Civil Affairs office organized, on April 8 in Kabasha, a locality about twenty km south-west of Beni, an awareness session on collaboration between the authorities, the population and the…
The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita visited Tanganyika province from April 5 to 8, 2022 accompanied by a high-profile delegation comprising Mr. Khassim Diagne, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations; Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative, Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as…
DRC: MONUSCO Pays Tribute to the Nepalese Peacekeeper who died in combat in Ituri MONUSCO and the Ituri Provincial Security Committee have paid their last respects to Anil GURUNG, the Nepalese peacekeeper who died on April 5, 2022, amidst fighting against Codeco militiamen in the locality of Bali, roughly thirty km from Djugu-center in the territory with the same name. The ceremony took place at MONUSCO military camp in Ndoromo located on the…
The Brazilian Jungle Warfare Mobile Training Team (JWMTT) wrapped up, on April 1, a training in the jungle warfare mobile techniques for the Malawian Contingent (MALBATT) troops deployed within MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade. This training, which began on March 14, 2022, is part of the capacity building of the Mission's troops for a better protection of civilians. It aims to equip them and provide them with additional solid skills to enable…
MONUSCO Gender Section organized on March 31 in Kinshasa, an awareness-raising workshop on the promotion of positive masculinities as a tool in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. Roughly sixty officers and non-commissioned officers of the Congolese National Police (PNC), the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and members of the civil society attended the workshop. The aim of the workshop was to bring these…
MONUSCO paid a last tribute to the eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Serbia who lost their lives in helicopter crash on March 29 in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The memorial service took place this Saturday, April 2 in Goma, North Kivu, in the presence of the Deputy Secretary General of the Department of Peace Operations, Mr. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the Mission’s leadership, the Ambassadors…