The Democratic Republic of Congo has adopted a national strategy for the implementation of the Demobilization, Disarmament, Community Recovery and Stabilization Program (P-DDRCS) for ex-combatants. The appropriation ceremony for this program took place during a workshop chaired by Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge in Kinshasa on March 17. The national strategy is a Congolese Government's technical tool. Its major goal is the…
The Conduct and Discipline team of MONUSCO office in Beni, North Kivu, organized on March 26 an awareness-raising workshop for vulnerable women, generally referred to as "free women" in other words unmarried women, on the fight against exploitation and sexual abuse. The objective was to inform them about the mechanisms put in place by the Mission in the context of this fight. " The workshop fits into the framework of the United Nations Secretary…
KINSHASA: Bintou Keita Encourages Solidarity among Women for a Better Female Leadership in the DRC The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita chaired on March 22 in Kinshasa, a meeting under the theme: "improving women’s leadership in the DRC". Roughly 80 women leaders from the media, politics, civil society, and security forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in this…
KINSHASA: Bintou Keita Encourages Solidarity among Women for a Better Female Leadership in the DRC The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita chaired on March 22 in Kinshasa, a meeting under the theme: "improving women’s leadership in the DRC". Roughly 80 women leaders from the media, politics, civil society, and security forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in this…
KINSHASA: Bintou Keita Encourages Solidarity among Women for a Better Female Leadership in the DRC The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita chaired on March 22 in Kinshasa, a meeting under the theme: "improving women’s leadership in the DRC". Roughly 80 women leaders from the media, politics, civil society, and security forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo took part in this…
As part of the activities commemorating the International Women's Day in Beni, North Kivu, the Women's Engagement Team (FET) of MONUSCO's Malawi Battalion (MALBATT) organized a meeting with women from rural communities in this area to discuss the role of women in building peace. This meeting was mainly aimed at encouraging Congolese women to express themselves freely about their aspirations, but also to act as agents of change within their…
Progress has been made in the implementation of the National Action Plan in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, although further efforts are still required in compliance with the texts and commitments. The observation was made by a hundred Congolese women, including members of the civil society organizations, national and provincial parliamentary institutions and national security forces…
Women peacekeepers challenge the traditionally male-dominated landscape in the peacekeeping environment and serve as role models for women and girls to advocate for their own rights and get out of the 0traditional paths. On the occasion of the " Women’s Month " in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we met with Mame Rokhaya Lo, squadron chief and the first woman to lead this Formed Police Unit from Senegal (SENFPU) within MONUSCO in Bunia…
Twenty-three journalists (including seven women) from the four community radio stations in the Walendu Bindi chiefdom, the territory of Irumu in Ituri, received practical training in journalism in a conflict zone. The training was organized by MONUSCO from March 3 to 4, 2022 in Aveba, a locality 75 km from Bunia, where the presence of armed groups remains a reality. This support from MONUSCO through its Public Information section was a response…
For twenty years, Radio Okapi has been informing women and men in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Created on February 25, 2002, the Radio for Peace gradually became a success story. Its creation coincided with the launch of the democratic process in the DRC, through a forum known as the “Inter-Congolese Dialogue” held in Sun City (South Africa). Thus, on Friday February 25, Radio Okapi’s twentieth anniversary was celebrated across the…