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With financial and technical support from MONUSCO's Civil Affairs Section, the NGO Africa Reconciled organized a training session in Goma aimed at strengthening the skills of around thirty local actors engaged in peacebuilding.
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The project includes training workshops, inclusive exchange sessions, and networking among local organizations committed to peace.
The refurbishment and securing of the Beni military court are the result of a partnership between MONUSCO and the Congolese government.
Intended for 445 military personnel, the training brought together more than 200 participants. Supervised by MONUSCO peacekeepers, the aim was to strengthen their skills in combat tactics, operational discipline, and international humanitarian law (IHL).
Between January and October 2025, 44 ex-combatants—mainly members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR)—and 54 of their dependents (98 people in total) were repatriated to their country of origin safely and with dignity.
The aim of the workshop was to draw up an updated assessment of the situation of children in the eastern part of the DRC in 2025.
Former combatants who chose to pursue agriculture received tools suitable for farming community fields. Future harvests will enable them to provide for themselves.
The training enabled participants to understand the mechanisms of cryptocurrencies and encrypted communications, as well as to identify the risks associated with their use in terrorist financing.
The deputy governor of North Kivu paid tribute to the work accomplished by the United Nations alongside the Congolese people.
At the beginning of the week, a series of conferences was held in Goma, Beni, and Bunia to mark the 25th anniversary of Resolution 1325.