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Kinshasa, March 16, 2024: The Head of MONUSCO, Ms. Bintou Keita, condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on peacekeepers that took place on March 16 in Saké. Eight peacekeepers were wounded, one of them seriously.
Kamanyola, 28 February 2024: The Head of MONUSCO, Ms Bintou Keita, today handed over MONUSCO's first base to the Government of the DR Congo, as part of its disengagement from the country.
In 2023, UNJHRO documented 5,273 human rights violations and abuses throughout the country; an average of 439 violations and abuses per month, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year.
Kinshasa, February 10, 2024: Ms Bintou Keita, condemns the series of attacks on United Nations staff in Kinshasa on Saturday February 10 and calls on the Congolese judicial authorities to launch investigations
Kinshasa, February 07, 2024: Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, called on the M23 to immediately cease its offensive in eastern DRC and to respect the Luanda Roadmap.
Kinshasa, February 02, 2024: A MONUSCO helicopter carrying out a medical evacuation came under fire from suspected M23 armed group elements near Karuba in Masisi territory in North Kivu.
On 26 December 2023, MONUSCO officially closed its base in Lubero, North Kivu, after 21 years of presence. / Photos MONUSCO
MONUSCO officially closed its base in Lubero, located in North-Kivu, eastern DRC, after 21 years presence.
Pétronille Vaweka. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna Ipanga
Women are often shut out of conflict resolution processes the world over, despite clear and growing evidence that their engagement improves the likelihood of reaching peace agreements and the chances those agreements will be sustainable.
Kinshasa, 22 November 2023 : On Tuesday, 21 November, in Kinshasa, the Congolese Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Francophonie, Mr Christophe Lutundula, and the Special Representative of the United Nations Secre
MONUSCO, via its anti-mine section UNMAS, supports the government in the fight against illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons.
On October 7, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo approved its five-year national action plan 2024-2028 for the control of small arms and light weapons.