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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
PR: MONUSCO base transfer is first handover to DRC Armed Forces in context of disengagement from South Kivu
Bunyakiri, 19 April 2024 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today handed over the Bunyakiri base to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), the first transfer to military authorities in the context of…
Dozen illegal Codeco checkpoints destroyed by MONUSCO in Djugu
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…
PR: Indian Peacekeeper Wins 2023 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.
PR: MONUSCO ending its mission in South Kivu after more than 20 Years of Service
Kinshasa, 25 June 2024 — The 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…
PR:UN’s Pakistani Peacekeepers to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo after more than 20 years of service
Kinshasa, April 25, 2024: More than 20 years after their arrival in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are preparing to leave the country. The contingent has constituted the bulk of the UN’s troops deployed in South…
PR:MONUSCO’s Chinese contingent donates assets valued at $US 7 million to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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…
PR: MONUSCO ceases operations in South Kivu Province
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…
PR: MONUSCO welcomes Angola’s announcement of a ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Kinshasa, July 31, 2024: The MONUSCO welcomes the announcement by the Angolan presidency of a ceasefire between the governments of the DR Congo and Rwanda, which will come into effect on August 4. The Mission also expresses its readiness to support the ad hoc verification mechanism mandated to…
PR: MONUSCO strongly condemns the deadly bombing of IDP sites in Goma
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…
PR: MONUSCO welcomes the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2746 (2024) authorizing its support to SAMIDRC Forces in the DRC
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses its appreciation of the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2746 (2024). This resolution authorizes enhanced support from MONUSCO to the Southern African Development…
Gender Parity : The perspective of a Police Chief Commander within a Peacekeeping Mission
Today in Inspiring Action , Annie Kashamura Zawadi , Gender Parity and Coordination Officer, talks with the Brigadier General Mody Berethe , who is the superior officer in the Malian Gendarmerie. He took up the position as Chief of the United Nations Police Component (UNPOL) with MONUSCO on January…
PR: Indian Peacekeeper Wins 2023 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…