|PORTRAIT | Joy MMOTONG wears her cap, nicely fixed over the skull, letting everyone see her short hair, sparkling eye and an attractive smile. Her gray overalls turns out to be her daily costume. Her function : Oryx Helicopter Mechanic within MONUSCO Helicopter Composite Unit at Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This 155-member unit, including some 60 women, is under the command of another woman, Lieutenant-Colonel Liliane…
| PORTRAIT | Her name is Josiane Nzigire. The young Congolese woman has been working since February 2013, as Community Liaison Assistant (CLA) in the Civil Affairs section at the office of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in Kalemie, Tanganyika province . "Before taking up this position, I worked first as a Communication Agent, then as an Administrative Assistant for MONUSCO from September 2001 to January…
| PORTRAIT | Kasaï province in the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced a serious security crisis between 2017 and 2018, following the rebellion triggered by the Kamwina Nsapu militia against the State security forces. This crisis resulted in a great deal of human damage, including gross human rights violations. Women bore the brunt of the conflicts as many of them have become widows, others affected by sexual violence committed by the…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Leila Zerrougui met with a delegation of eight national members of parliament from Ituri in Kinshasa on May 18. The meeting which was also attended by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in charge of Protection and Operations, David Gressly and the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Humanitarian…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, women in Beni, North-Kivu province, have come forward as key players in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. With support from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), they are engaged in making face masks, one of the essential items that are essential in the fight against the pandemic. The initiative originates from a women’s network known as ‘’Collectif des…
In total, around 100 participants (including 30 women) from local authorities, community leaders, civil society, youth and women's associations have taken part since May 9 in a series of trainings organized by MONUSCO Bunia on security and protection of civilians in risk areas in the Mahagi Territory in Ituri. These trainings should lead to the establishment of Local Protection Committees (LPCs) in the Nyoka, Rona and Ngote Groupings in the…
On Monday, 11 May 2020, Monusco handed over two sites to the provincial government to be used for the disarmament and demobilization of militiamen from the Ituri Patriotic Resistance Force, FRPI. The two sites are erected in the villages of Karatsi and Kazana in the Walendu Bindi chiefdom in Irumu Territory where the Congolese authorities (national and provincial) and MONUSCO have joined forces for the pacification of this part of Ituri. This…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, women in Beni, North-Kivu province, have come forward as key players in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. With support from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), they are engaged in making face masks, one of the essential items that are essential in the fight against the pandemic. The initiative originates from a women’s network known as ‘’Collectif des…
Even if there are very few cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Goma, the capital city of the North Kivu province, the fact remains that masks and barrier gestures are essential in order to prevent possible spread. MONUSCO police (UNPOL) recently sensitized road traffic police (PCR) on how to deal with road users during this period of global health crisis. Sixty-one road traffic police officers, dressed in uniforms covered with yellow…
‘’ What we have seen and heard is just unacceptable." It was a visibly shocked David Gressly speaking on Friday April 17, 2020 from Bunia airport before flying to Goma, wrapping up a 24-hour visit to Ituri. Upon arriving the day before, accompanied by MONUSCO Force Commander, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in charge of Operations and Protection in DRC, condemned the indiscriminate violence suffered by civilian…