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Peacekeepers' Day: MONUSCO Reaffirms its Commitment to Restore Peace in DRC

“Today, we reaffirm our commitment to the DRC. Our troops are the visible face of the United Nations, they are the ones who plan and generate the activities for the protection of the most vulnerable Congolese citizens”.

31 May 2023

Major Thobeka Mswane, a female peacekeeper from South Africa, committed to make DRC a safer place for women and children.

In the depths of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of the biologically diverse Virunga National Park, in Beni, South African peacekeepers stood to attention.

30 May 2023

BENI: Before leaving, MONUSCO installs a permanent source of electricity at the Kamando General Hospital

“Electrical power in a hospital changes everything.”

29 May 2023

North Kivu: MONUSCO encourages communities to foster social dialogue with a view to fighting misinformation

On Thursday, May 18, 2023, MONUSCO Goma office organized an open house at the Indian battalion base in Saké, located about twenty kilometers from the city of Goma, in North Kivu.

25 May 2023

Plea for Kalehe: One of the worst natural disasters in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) deserves more attention and solidarity

Heavy rains on 4 May caused mudslides in the Kalehe territory (South Kivu), sweeping away a large part of the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi.

21 May 2023

Plea for Kalehe: One of the worst natural disasters in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) deserves more attention and solidarity

Heavy rains on 4 May caused mudslides in the Kalehe territory (South Kivu), sweeping away a large part of the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi.

21 May 2023

UN chief calls for bolstered efforts to end violence in Great Lakes region

At a time when more than 100 armed groups are plaguing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with grave human rights violations and sexual violence, the UN chief said on Saturday that swift, bolstered efforts must end the chronic cycle of co

08 May 2023

Goma: MONUSCO builds the capacity of whistleblowers against child recruitment into the army

While eastern DRC is facing an upsurge of child rights abuses, MONUSCO's Child Protection Section organised a capacity building workshop for protection focal points, whistleblowers and members of the Joint Technical Working Group on

02 May 2023