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On Friday, 16 May, forty-two Congolese soldiers completed a two-week intensive training on the use of mortars in Bunia, Ituri province.
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For several years now, Congolese soldiers have regularly taken part in MONUSCO training courses on combat tactics, explosive ordnance disposal and civilian protection.
The aim of this project is to replace weapons with farming tools, with the emphasis on profitable cultivation.
MONUSCO facilitators also presented community protection tools such as the Community Alert Network (CAN) and Local Protection Committees (LPC).
Thirty young people from various Bunia neighborhoods took part in a two-month first-aid training course organized in partnership with Bunia's general referral hospital.
Providing Beni territory with equipped offices will enable women and girls to put the contents of resolutions 1325 and 2250 into practice.
The reopening of this market has boosted economic activity in the region, while encouraging local communities to live together.
Through their regular patrols, outreach activities and medical support, MONUSCO contingents are helping to improve security.