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The first-ever female Pakistani UN peacekeeping team receives UN medals

South-Kivu, RDC, 4 January 2020 - The first ever Pakistani Female Engagement team in any United Nations (UN) mission around the world received UN medals for serving in the Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

04 Feb 2020

Independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to recent attacks against civilians in Béni area, DRC

On 9 December 2019, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations asked Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz to lead an independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to the high number of attacks against civilians allegedly committed by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Beni te

22 Jan 2020

Leila Zerrougui: "There are clarified provisions to make MONUSCO more effective".

Kinshasa, 15 January 2020 - During her first press conference for the year 2020, on Wednesday 15 January in Kinshasa, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO, Leila Zerrougui, stated that in the new mandate of MONUSCO adopted by

20 Jan 2020

Beni: MONUSCO's mandate at the heart of an exchange between MONUSCO Police and community leaders

A Beni-based MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) team met on Tuesday 14 January 2020 with leaders of the Mulekera and Bungulu communities, in the Bundji health area in Beni, North Kivu, to discuss the mandate of MONUSCO in general, and that of MONUSCO Police in particular.

16 Jan 2020

Abdoul Aziz Thioye: "the report on the violence in Djugu is not directed against a community"

Bunia, 15 January 2020 - The Director of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, Abdoul Aziz Thioye, paid a brief visit to Bunia in Ituri on Tuesday, 14 January 2020, to meet with local authorities and the population after the release, 4 days earlier, in Geneva, Switzerland, by the Of

16 Jan 2020

The Ultimate Guide to Volunteering Abroad and Volunteer Travel

Volunteering abroad is something many people sit and think about doing when they reach their teenage years and beyond. If you are wondering what it would be like, our advice is to stop thinking about it and go research one of the wide range of opportunities out there.

05 Dec 2019

DRC: Sexual violence still a painful reality of conflict, a UN official says

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict concluded her tour of eastern DRC after visiting Goma and Bukavu from 29 November to 2 December 2019. Pramila Patten is on her first official visit to the DRC.

04 Dec 2019

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Everyone should learn the lessons from what has happened"

During his two-day visit to DRC, UN Peace Operations Chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix held a press conference on MONUSCO site in Beni which was damaged by violent demonstrations against the Mission. Mr.

03 Dec 2019

Jane Connors calls for "dignified" care for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse

The United Nations Victims’ Rights Advocate (VRA), Jane Connors, wrapped up her working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from November 21 to 29, 2019, by the South Kivu province, after visiting Kinshasa and Goma.

03 Dec 2019

Peacekeepers from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on patrol in the Irumu Territory, Ituri, to deter ADF activities. Photo MONUSCO/Force

UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo

Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive patrols in the east of the country on Tuesday, one day after demonstrators set fire to buildings to protest lack of civilian protection in the face of attacks by armed groups.

29 Nov 2019

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