''Organized by MONUSCO in collaboration with the local NGO SECHA (Second Chance), the workshop also helped strengthen participants’ capacities, notably in project management and advocacy—skills essential for the effective implementation of the Provincial Action Plan.”
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Tanzanian contingent commander Barakael Jackson Mley believes a healthy person can contribute to peace efforts in their community. Photo MONUSCO/TANZBATT
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The Tanzanian contingent of MONUSCO deployed in North Kivu has launched since January 3, 2023 the "Afia na Amani" (peace and health) campaign in Beni and its surroundings. The medical campaign aims to enhance trust between…
MONUSCO trains Congolese national police officers in the handling of improvised explosive devices in Beni.
"The threat is real." Police officials in Beni acknowledge that the city is still under threat from improvised explosive devices.Photos Monusco/Joel Bofengo
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"The threat is real." Police officials in Beni acknowledge that the city is still under threat from improvised explosive devices. In 2021, on the evening of the Christmas celebration, a device exploded in a pub in the city of…
Since its establishment in the DRC in 1999, MONUSCO has always been at the side of the Congolese National Police to help it reform and professionalize, while respecting human rights.
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How can the "crisis of confidence" between the Congolese National Police and the civilian population be ended or at least reduced? This question was the subject of a round table discussion on 20 December 2022 organised by the…
UN Volunteers (UNV) program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now has more than 500 volunteers, including 300 working for MONUSCO and others for Funds and Programs of the Agencies of the UN system.
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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the programs for the West and Central Africa Region that has a significant number of volunteers in the field. It now has more than…
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“You look beautiful – just like a real woman.” This is the line told by a mother to a daughter in a short fictional film by UNMIK. However the “real woman”, central protagonist Shpresa, is only 15. The film Romni focuses on…
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The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) through its Strategic Planning and Capacity Building Unit, has trained and empowered 217 staff members throughout the year 2022. The training and mentorship sessions in human…
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Did you know only 14 per cent of all people working in cloud computing are Women? Or how about that only 1 in 5 engineers is a woman? This data, from the 2021 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, was shared by…
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Sometimes it’s the call that isn’t picked up that makes all the difference. This was the concept behind a street action organised by young human rights activists in Kosovo, with support from UNMIK, for Human Rights Day on 10…
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On 13 December, the SRSG and Head of UNMIK, Caroline Ziadeh, visited Istog/Istok municipality where she met with Mayor Ilir Ferati and other municipal officials. The SRSG and the Mayor discussed inter-ethnic relations, socio…
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UNMHA has been working in Hudaydah governorate since 2019. The Governorate’s three ports of Hudaydah, As Salif and Ras Issa are the main ports of entry for close to 70% of Yemen’s imports, including critical commercial and…
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“Mirëdita, Dobar dan, Good day” – these were the three greetings used by the director of the Xhemajl Kada school during a Human Rights Day 2022 celebration that focused on both language rights and eliminating Gender Based…
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The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, welcomed the Ambassador of Canada to Croatia and Kosovo, Mr. Alan Bowman, at UNMIK Headquarters. They discussed recent developments…