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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
Ituri: More than 3,500 civilians find refuge with MONUSCO in Gina
More than 3,500 civilians, including 1,850 women and 550 children, found refuge on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at MONUSCO's military base in Gina, in Djugu territory (Ituri). They were fleeing violent clashes between two rival militias that bloodied the region until late in the evening. According…
Ituri: Vivian Van de Perre Meets with local communities
Vivian Van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in charge of protection and operations, spent three days in Ituri. Her visit was dedicated to listening to communities, meeting local authorities, and handing over projects designed to strengthen civilian protection and…
Ituri: MONUSCO rehabilitates Bunia's only basketball court, now inclusive for people with disabilities
The city of Bunia, capital of Ituri province, now has a basketball court that has been completely upgraded and made accessible to people living with disabilities. This court, unique in a city of nearly two million inhabitants, was officially handed over to the public on Wednesday, December 3, 2025…
Beni: Civil Protection now has a new headquarters thanks to MONUSCO
The Urban Coordination of Civil Protection in Beni officially received its new headquarters on Tuesday, December 2. Located behind the city's administrative building on Nyamwisi Boulevard, in the commune of Beu, Byahutu neighborhood, this modern building was financed to the tune of $47,847 by…
World AIDS Day: MONUSCO on the frontlines to raise awareness among populations in Ituri
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, celebrated on December 1, 2025, MONUSCO contingents in Ituri and Beni conducted several awareness-raising activities targeting young people, women's organizations, and local communities. These activities served as a reminder that the virus continues to circulate…
Top contents of the month of November 2025
In November, MONUSCO stepped up its efforts to stabilize the situation and protect civilians in the DRC. In response to the ADF
In Ituri, MONUSCO finances the construction of a fish and livestock feed factory in Tchomia to strengthen living together and social cohesion
The official launch ceremony of MONUSCO's project to support the reintegration of ex-combatants and strengthen community dialogue
Listen, Protect, Alert: Bintou Keita's field diplomacy at the helm of a transitioning MONUSCO
Arriving in February 2021 to lead one of the world's most exposed missions, Bintou Keita took the reins of MONUSCO in a context of endless o
Bunia: Operations coordination center, two years later, a pillar against insecurity
The inauguration of the Operations Coordination Center (CCO) of the Congolese National Police (PNC) on December 13, 2023, marked a major
Departure of Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO
Kinshasa, 30 November 2025: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) wishes to inform the media that Ms. Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO…
MONUSCO welcomes the formal endorsement of the Peace Agreement and the Regional Economic Integration Framework between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
Kinshasa, 4 December 2025 : MONUSCO welcomes the formal endorsement, on 4 December in Washington, D.C., of the Peace Agreement and the Regional Economic Integration Framework by the Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, under the facilitation of the United…
Combating sexual violence: In North Kivu and Ituri, mobilization adapted to new risks
This year, the 16 Days of Activism highlighted an often silent reality: the rise of digital violence in Beni and Bunia.