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Pinga: Reassured by the presence of peacekeepers and the army, families have returned home

After fleeing recurrent attacks by armed groups into the bush, more than sixty people returned home in Pinga, Walikale territory, in North Kivu late October 2020 following the reinforcement of the Congolese armed Forces (FARDC) and National Police (PNC) units deployed in t

04 Nov 2020

Ituri: MONUSCO raises awareness among neighborhood leaders in Bunia on the fight against sexual abuse

On Thursday, 22 October 2020, leaders of neighborhoods of Bunia in Ituri took part in an awareness raising session on the prevention and fight against sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations personnel. Organized by MONUSCO women police officers,

28 Oct 2020

FARDC and MONUSCO have deterred CODECO rebel incursion into Bunia

MONUSCO has reinforced its security system on the outskirts of the town of Bunia, in Ituri, after rebels from the CODECO / ALC (Alliance for the Liberation of Congo) armed group, which was resistant to the peace process, attempted an incur

28 Oct 2020

Beni: MONUSCO to strengthen the protection of civilians in the Rwenzori sector

MONUSCO is in the process of strengthening its presence in the Rwenzori sector, Beni Territory, to protect the population from attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group.

23 Oct 2020

BENI : Local communities have received means and equipment for their socio-economic recovery

“We received carpentry training in Mavivi as well as tools such as saws and planers which have been handed over to us today.

14 Sep 2020

ITURI: MONUSCO intervenes to address starvation concerns at Bunia Central Prison

Between mid-August and September 10, 2020, seven detainees were reported starving to death at Bunia central prison, in the Ituri province.

14 Sep 2020

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Senegalese Police units proceed with rotations within MONUSCO

After 17 months in operation instead of the 12 initially planned, a first portion of the troops of the Senegalese Formed Police Unit (SENFPU 13) left Goma, North Kivu and Bunia, Ituri, to return to their home country.

12 Sep 2020

LEILA ZERROUGUI: "MONUSCO IS NOT THERE TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO DESTABILIZE THE COUNTRY".

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Leila Zerrougui, emphatically denounced fanciful rumors that MONUSCO would be involved in providing logistics to armed groups in the east of the country.

04 Sep 2020

Jonas Byaruanga: How my life of a jobless young man was changed by MONUSCO

Ten months earlier, some 20 young men from Bunia, Ituri, underwent a training in cell phone repair given by MONUSCO peacekeepers from Bangladesh. The trainees included Jonas Byaruanga Dhedonga, over 27 who is now running two cell phone repair shops.

24 Aug 2020

South-Kivu: Uvira's women leaders renew their confidence in MONUSCO

During a working session with MONUSO’s substantive sections in Uvira, South Kivu Province, on 6th August, some 20 women leaders from the region assessed the critical and worrying situation in the territories of Fizi, Mwenga and

10 Aug 2020

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