On the ground, the Blue Helmets are also stepping up awareness-raising efforts among the population.

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), through its Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has inaugurated in Beni, the provisional capital of North Kivu, the country’s very first Demining Training Center. It represents a major milestone in strengthening national demining capacities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Located at the MONUSCO base in Mavivi, about ten kilometers from downtown Beni, the center…

Last week in Kinshasa, the MONUSCO police (UNPOL) trained twenty Congolese judicial police officers on handling cases related to gender-based sexual violence. From May 11 to 15, the participants notably learned how to draft official reports, identify offenses, conduct targeted interviews, and collaborate effectively with magistrates in order to streamline the processing of sexual violence cases. According to the organizers, the objective is to…

Kinshasa, May 17, 2026 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) reaffirms its support to the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO), and all partners involved in the response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak.

In Butembo, a city located 54 km from Beni in North Kivu Province, MONUSCO, through its Civil Affairs Section, organized a two-day session from 15 to 16 May 2026 aimed at strengthening collaboration between civil society, local authorities, community leaders, youth, and women’s leadership. Entitled “Session on reconnecting and strengthening collaboration between civil society in Butembo and authorities, community leaders, youth, women leaders and…

On 16 May 2026, in Biakato, the administrative center of the Babila Babombi chiefdom in Mambasa Territory, located approximately 78 kilometers from Mambasa center in Ituri Province, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) held a meeting with local communities. The purpose of the meeting was to better understand the security concerns of the population in an area that had…

The neighborhood chief praised the swift intervention of the MONUSCO teams and the civil protection services, which helped limit the damage.

Dozens of community leaders and traditional chiefs took part, from 12 to 13 May 2026, in a series of training sessions held simultaneously in Mambasa-centre (Mambasa territory) and in Gina and Risasi (Djugu territory), in Ituri province. Organized by MONUSCO’s Civil Affairs Section in collaboration with the Provincial Territorial Administration Inspectorate and Civil Protection services, the trainings aimed to strengthen community-based civilian…

In Drodro, Djugu territory in Ituri province, football has become a powerful tool for peacebuilding. On Saturday, a friendly women’s match brought together two teams from the Hema and Lendu communities, thanks to an initiative led by MONUSCO through its Community Liaison Assistants (CLAs) and Bangladeshi peacekeepers. Beyond sport, the match aimed to strengthen social cohesion and promote peaceful coexistence between two communities long affected…

In Bunia, Ituri province, 40 young people received certificates on Friday, 8 May, after completing various technical and vocational training programmes organized by the Bangladeshi contingent of MONUSCO at Ndoromo camp. Over several weeks, these free training sessions in computer skills and generator maintenance enabled participants to acquire practical skills aimed at improving their employment opportunities in a province facing unemployment and…