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UN trains Congolese troops in human rights for a better protection of civilians

A series of human rights training courses have been organized since last February by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Beni, north-Kivu province.

17 Mar 2020

DRC: Hope for peace revived after the agreement reached with armed group in Ituri

On February 28, following the tough MONUSCO-facilitated negotiations, DRC Government and the former armed group Force known as ‘’Resistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI)’’ have signed a peace deal ending decades of armed conflicts in the community of Walendu-Bind

13 Mar 2020

My 8 favourite things about being a peacekeeper

On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Major Samia Rehman from Pakistan shares her 8 favourite things about working as a UN peacekeeper.

11 Mar 2020

Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo"

After 12 months of good and loyal services in the cause of peace and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Major Jarin Sultana from the Bangladeshi peacekeepers’ contingent serving within MONUSCO, has left the host country, on the symbolic date of March 8,

11 Mar 2020

DRC: Women gaining access to local senior positions thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project.

In the Ruzizi plain, South Kivu province, a hundred women and young people have benefited, for two and a half years, from a project intended to restore social cohesion between communities in conflict and local authorities, through a pro-peaceful solutions mechani

09 Mar 2020

DRC: Congolese government and FRPI armed group have signed a peace agreement, much to the relief of the local population

The Congolese Government signed on Friday, February 28 in Gety, roughly 60 km from Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, a peace agreement with the ‘’Force de Resistance Patriotique de l’Ituri’’ (Patriotic Resistance Force of Ituri (FRPI), the last largest arme

02 Mar 2020

MONUSCO rehabilitates major road in Beni to facilitate troops’ and local populations’ mobility.

As part of its mandate, the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) often carries out road rehabilitation works in its area of responsibility not only to facilitate troops’ movement, but al

25 Feb 2020

North Kivu: FARDC and MONUSCO repel ADF attack in Mbau

The populations of the district of Mbau, in the territory of Beni, resumed their daily activities this Wednesday, February 12, reassured by a strong presence of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the Force of the United Nations Stabi

12 Feb 2020

Goma: Lac Vert’s residents request MONUSCO to increase security patrols in the area

A part of its mandate of protection of civilians, a team from the MONUSCO Force Indian Battalion, including members of the battalion’s Female Engagement Team (FET), met on 6

11 Feb 2020

BUNIA: MONUSCO contingents deliver vocational training to empower local youths

10 Feb 2020

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