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MONUSCO organizes a weekly press conference every Wednesday that serves as a communication space for the Mission and all UN agencies in DR Congo. The press conference is broadcast live on Radio Okapi and on MONUSCO's web platforms.
contacts :
Spokesman:
Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227
Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06
Jonas Byaruanga: How my life of a jobless young man was changed by MONUSCO
Ten months earlier, some 20 young men from Bunia, Ituri, underwent a training in cell phone repair given by MONUSCO peacekeepers from Bangladesh. The trainees included Jonas Byaruanga Dhedonga, over 27 who is now running two cell phone repair shops. Very fruitful encounter with this ambitious young…
LEILA ZERROUGUI: "MONUSCO IS NOT THERE TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO DESTABILIZE THE COUNTRY".
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Leila Zerrougui, emphatically denounced fanciful rumors that MONUSCO would be involved in providing logistics to armed groups in the east of the country. During the weekly United Nations…
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Senegalese Police units proceed with rotations within MONUSCO
After 17 months in operation instead of the 12 initially planned, a first portion of the troops of the Senegalese Formed Police Unit (SENFPU 13) left Goma, North Kivu and Bunia, Ituri, to return to their home country. In the meantime, 135 other elements of the Senegalese gendarmerie, including 38…
BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery
“We received carpentry training in Mavivi as well as tools such as saws and planers which have been handed over to us today. I'm sure we're going to make a better use of them”, said Muhindo Kiriki Siméon, a vulnerable young man from Mavivi, Beni, North Kivu. Muhindo Kiriki Siméon is one of the 432…
ITURI: MONUSCO intervenes to address starvation concerns at Bunia Central Prison
Between mid-August and September 10, 2020, seven detainees were reported starving to death at Bunia central prison, in the Ituri province. Between January and September 10, 2020, altogether 52 inmates died of malnutrition in this prison. Bunia central prison has not received any state subsidy since…
Beni: MONUSCO to strengthen the protection of civilians in the Rwenzori sector
MONUSCO is in the process of strengthening its presence in the Rwenzori sector, Beni Territory, to protect the population from attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group. David Gressly, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in charge of Operations and…
Beni: MONUSCO plans to boost the operational capacity of the FARDC against ADF rebels
MONUSCO plans to build five modern military bases for the DRC's Armed Forces in the Beni region of North Kivu to increase their operational capacity to hunt down the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group. The announcement was made on Friday, October 23 by the Deputy Special Representative of…
FARDC and MONUSCO have deterred CODECO rebel incursion into Bunia
MONUSCO has reinforced its security system on the outskirts of the town of Bunia, in Ituri, after rebels from the CODECO / ALC (Alliance for the Liberation of Congo) armed group, which was resistant to the peace process, attempted an incursion into this city. The militiamen loyal to the rebel leader…
Ituri: MONUSCO raises awareness among neighborhood leaders in Bunia on the fight against sexual abuse
On Thursday, 22 October 2020, leaders of neighborhoods of Bunia in Ituri took part in an awareness raising session on the prevention and fight against sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations personnel. Organized by MONUSCO women police officers, in collaboration with UN Mission’s…
Pinga: Reassured by the presence of peacekeepers and the army, families have returned home
After fleeing recurrent attacks by armed groups into the bush, more than sixty people returned home in Pinga, Walikale territory, in North Kivu late October 2020 following the reinforcement of the Congolese armed Forces (FARDC) and National Police (PNC) units deployed in this area, as well as the…
North Kivu: MONUSCO mission raises awareness among civilians and assesses the security situation in Pinga
From October 27 to 29, 2020 in Pinga, Walikale territory, several local actors, including community leaders, members of civil society, local and customary authorities, were sensitized on MONUSCO's mandate, peace and protection, human rights and issues related to the Disarmament, Demobilization and…
Nyiragongo: Leila Zerrougui calls for justice to be an effective tool for resolving social conflicts
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…