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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
DRC: UN launches New Radio Station for Children
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…
ITURI: Faced with the exactions by armed groups, the women in Djugu raised the alarm with MONUSCO
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…
North Kivu: MONUSCO trains Congolese security forces and services to protect children in armed conflict
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…
ITURI: War-displaced persons plead for enhanced MONUSCO’s Presence
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…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix on official visit to the DRC: "The United Nations remain committed alongside the Congolese people"
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…
ITURI: Congolese Journalists Trained by UN on how to Fight Hate-speech and Promote Peace Rhetoric
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…
NORD-KIVU: the population are called upon to support the army and MONUSCO in the fight against the common enemy
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…
Secretary-General Appoints Bintou Keita of Guinea Special Representative in Democratic Republic of Congo
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).
DRC: A delegation of representatives of permanent missions to the UN visits North Kivu
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…
JIF 2021: The Chief of MONUSCO has called for a better representation of women in the Congolese government
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, Ms. Bintou Keita, this Monday March 8, 2021, has called on the new Congolese Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, to take into account women’s representativeness in the formation of the future government. The Chief of MONUSCO…
DRC: Bintou Keita reiterates MONUSCO's determination to support the stabilization of Ituri
“To heal the wounds for everyone and for all the communities in Ituri, it is of paramount importance that trust be established between all the actors involved in the fight against the enemies of peace. This statement was made by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the…
The Security Council condemns attack that killed Malawian peacekeeper
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) that occurred on 10 May 2021 near Beni (North Kivu), which resulted in the death of one Malawian peacekeeper. The members of…