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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
Goma students visit MONUSCO to understand the Mission’s mandate and priorities
A group of about ten students from the National School of Diplomacy, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution of the University of Martyrs of Congo (UNIM-RDC) visited MONUSCO premises in Goma (North Kivu) on May 5 and 6, where they held discussions with civilian and military staff. These exchanges helped…
MONUSCO intervention in Djugu territory to prevent a militia attack
During the night of May 4 to 5, 2026, MONUSCO peacekeepers intervened following a new escalation of security tensions reported in Djugu Territory, in Ituri. According to information gathered by the Mission and the Congolese army, elements of the armed group CRP had reportedly gathered in the…
MONUSCO condemns deadly attacks against civilians in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu
Kinshasa, 09 May 2026 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the recent wave of deadly attacks targeting civilians in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.
In Bunia, MONUSCO is training 40 young people in computer science and electrical generator maintenance
In Bunia, Ituri province, 40 young people received certificates on Friday, 8 May, after completing various technical and vocational training programmes organized by the Bangladeshi contingent of MONUSCO at Ndoromo camp. Over several weeks, these free training sessions in computer skills and…
Goma: MONUSCO and civil protection services contained a fire in Mabanga-Sud
The neighborhood chief praised the swift intervention of the MONUSCO teams and the civil protection services, which helped limit the damage.
Ituri : MONUSCO strengthens community-based civilian protection mechanisms in Mambasa and Djugu
Dozens of community leaders and traditional chiefs took part, from 12 to 13 May 2026, in a series of training sessions held simultaneously in Mambasa-centre (Mambasa territory) and in Gina and Risasi (Djugu territory), in Ituri province. Organized by MONUSCO’s Civil Affairs Section in collaboration…
Djugu : football as a way to bring communities together and promote peaceful coexistence
In Drodro, Djugu territory in Ituri province, football has become a powerful tool for peacebuilding. On Saturday, a friendly women’s match brought together two teams from the Hema and Lendu communities, thanks to an initiative led by MONUSCO through its Community Liaison Assistants (CLAs) and…
MONUSCO reaffirms its support to the Ebola response in the DRC
Kinshasa, May 17, 2026 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) reaffirms its support to the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO), and all partners involved in the response to the…
In Biakato, residents reassured by the army and MONUSCO about their protection
On 16 May 2026, in Biakato, the administrative center of the Babila Babombi chiefdom in Mambasa Territory, located approximately 78 kilometers from Mambasa center in Ituri Province, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) held…
North Kivu: in Butembo, communities call for the resumption of dialogue with MONUSCO
In Butembo, a city located 54 km from Beni in North Kivu Province, MONUSCO, through its Civil Affairs Section, organized a two-day session from 15 to 16 May 2026 aimed at strengthening collaboration between civil society, local authorities, community leaders, youth, and women’s leadership. Entitled…
North Kivu: MONUSCO opens a demining training center in Beni
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), through its Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has inaugurated in Beni, the provisional capital of North Kivu, the country’s very first Demining Training Center. It represents a major milestone in strengthening national demining…
Kinshasa : 20 Congolese judicial police officers trained on handling sexual violence cases
Last week in Kinshasa, the MONUSCO police (UNPOL) trained twenty Congolese judicial police officers on handling cases related to gender-based sexual violence. From May 11 to 15, the participants notably learned how to draft official reports, identify offenses, conduct targeted interviews, and…