On a Monday in 1993, when civil war broke out in his country, Patrick (*) was just four years old. His father was forced to take his family to safety and leave the town of Giciye in Rwanda for the province of North Kivu in…
As part of the fight against cyber-harassment against politically active women, MONUSCO Gender section in collaboration with the feminist movement “Bisobasi Telema” (Women, Let Us Rise) organized from August 14 to 15 in…
During her tour, Bintou Keita consulted with provincial governments and different communities on the priority actions needed for a smooth but accelerated transition process. Read the full story here ➡️ press_release.pdf
In a statement released on July 13, 24 United Nations entities that make up the United Nations Network against Sexual Violence in Conflict, led by the United Nations Special Representative Pramila Patten, joined the latter’s…
“From a smartphone, I will produce videos to echo good information”. Blessing Kasasi, aged 15, is a women's and children's rights activist. She participated in a training in Kinshasa supported by MONUSCO on the production of…
MONUSCO and the government validated Thursday, June 15 in Goma, the Terms of Reference of the integrated provincial transition team. This team is now operational in North Kivu. The integrated provincial transition teams are…
Patrick Muyaya : ‘’ We are working on increasing the force's strength, notably with the programming law, because we want to recover the regal missions that are ours.’’
Ten years ago, the United Nations and the Congolese government signed a joint communiqué on combating conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This document, signed on March 30, 2013 and amended…
MONUSCO organized Tuesday, June 13, an awareness day for a hundred students from the Bilingual Christian University of Congo (UCBC) in Beni, North Kivu. This awareness-raising is part of a series of activities the Mission is…
Samboko, a village located 58 kilometers from the city of Beni in North Kivu, now has public lighting. Before MONUSCO installed solar streetlights there, the population faced darkness which caused cases of insecurity…
"Every cloud has a silver lining". The expression has been used by Jeanine, Alain, and Henry, the three staff working for the city hall in Beni who are pleased with the improvement in their working conditions since the…
The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Goma Peace Court now has three buildings entirely financed by MONUSCO. The first rehabilitated building houses the public prosecutor's office of the Peace Court of Goma. It has been…