Kinshasa, 25 June 2024 — The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today closed its Bukavu office, the nerve centre of its South Kivu operations for more than 20 years with a high-level event. On 30 June, as agreed with the Government of the DRC, the Mission will complete its withdrawal from South Kivu marking the end of the first phase of its disengagement from the country.
The operation was conducted in collabortion with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). Operation ‘Tiger Paw’, launched mid-May, neutralized the armed group members and freed the areas of Bayoo and Drodo, in Djugu, in Ituri, neutralizing at least eight checkpoints and liberating an important axe connecting several villages.
New York, 28 May 2024 - An Indian military peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO ) will receive the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award.
New York, 28 May 2024 - An Indian military peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( MONUSCO ) will receive the 2023 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. Major Radhika Sen served in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from March 2023 to April 2024 as the Commander of MONUSCO’s Engagement Platoon for the Indian Rapid Deployment…
Kinshasa, May 03, 2024 -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms Bintou Keita, condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombing of displaced persons' sites in Lac-Vert and Mugunga (13-15 km from Goma/North Kivu) on Friday. The attacks cost the lives…
Kinshasa, May 03, 2024: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms Bintou Keita, condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombing of displaced persons' sites in Lac-Vert and Mugunga (13-15 km from Goma/North Kivu) on Friday. The attacks cost the lives of…
Kinshasa, 30 April 2024: The MONUSCO is ceasing its operations today in South Kivu Province. At the request of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government, the United Nations (UN) Security Council decided in its Resolution 2717 (December 2023), that the Mission will withdraw its Force from South Kivu by the end of April 2024 and will limit the implementation of its mandate to the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri from May 2024.
Kinshasa, 30 April 2024: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is ceasing its operations today in South Kivu Province.At the request of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government, the United Nations (UN) Security Council decided in its Resolution 2717 (December 2023), that the Mission will withdraw its Force from South Kivu by the end of April 2024 and will limit the…
Kinshasa, April 29, 2024: The People’s Republic of China’s Peacekeeping contingent with the MONUSCO transferred ownership of assets valued at $US 7.3 million to the Congolese government. An event marking the transfer of the assets was held today at the Chinese contingent’s camp on the outskirts of Bukavu, South Kivu Province. This handover took place in the context of MONUSCO’s disengagement from South Kivu, initiated in January 2024.
Kinshasa, April 29, 2024: The People’s Republic of China’s Peacekeeping contingent with the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) transferred ownership of assets valued at $US 7.3 million to the Congolese government. An event marking the transfer of the assets was held today at the Chinese contingent’s camp on the outskirts of Bukavu, South Kivu Province. This handover took place in…