A delegation of representatives of permanent missions to the United Nations visited Goma, North Kivu, from February 11 to 13, 2021. Led by the Belgian diplomat Axel Kenes, the delegation included political directors from the Estonian and Irish ministries of foreign affairs accompanied by 'a representative of the Norwegian Embassy in Kinshasa. In Goma, the delegation held several consultations with representatives of the international community…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
The acting mayor of the city of Beni in the province of North-Kivu called on the population to trust the National Army and MONUSCO Forces in their fight against the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the common enemy. The statement was made in a joint press conference held on December 29, 2020 to give an update of the latest security developments in the region. The press conference was convened at the Mayor’s facility in the city of Beni…
To help combat hate speech and promote a better understanding of this phenomenon by media professionals, such was the objective pursued by MONUSCO and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), by organizing this training for twenty journalists last December 18 in Bunia, Ituri province. The training also focused on the legal framework related to this issue and helped define the role and responsibilities of the media professionals in…
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…
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 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…