MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Press conferences

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MONUSCO organizes a weekly press conference every Wednesday that serves as a communication space for the Mission and all UN agencies in DR Congo. The press conference is broadcast live on Radio Okapi and on MONUSCO's web platforms.

contacts :
Spokesman:
Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227

Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06

The Inhabitants of the villages of BWERERE, HALUNGUPA and other surrounding areas welcome the intervention of soldiers from the Malawian contingent in the region. Photo MONUSCO / Force

Beni: the village of Bwerere regains its tranquillity owing to Malawian peacekeepers’ interventions

Since the permanent deployment in December 2021 of Malawian peacekeepers (MalBatt) to the north-east of Beni town, in North Kivu, the inhabitants of the village of Bwerere have resumed the normal course of their daily…
During a consultative session held on 27 May 2002, 27 young opinion leaders from Goma invited the head of MONUSCO and the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region to become involved in the reactivation and effective implementation of the Addis Ababa Framework Agreement. Photo MONUSCO Civil Affairs / James Nzabara

Return to arms of the M23: young leaders in Goma call out to the United Nations

During a consultative session organized on May 27, 2022 by the Civil Affairs section of MONUSCO in Goma, 27 young opinion leaders from this city, including seven (07) women, invited the head of MONUSCO, Ms. Bintou Keita, and…
Community leaders are committed to always promoting good understanding and peaceful coexistence among all communities in North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO / Amadou Ba

North Kivu: Six community leaders pledge to fight hate speech and speech used to incite violence

Hunde, Hutu, Nande, Nyanga, Tembo and Tutsi community leaders gathered on Monday 6 June 2022 in Goma for a press café organized by MONUSCO. This meeting aimed to sensitize them and to plead with them for social cohesion and…
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO director), Abdoul Aziz Thioye, called for strengthening mechanisms to prevent, combat and punish hate speech in the DRC. Photo MONUSCO / Blaise Ndongala

MONUSCO launches appeal against hate speeches in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In recent months, there has been a proliferation of what can be described as hate speech, not only against foreigners but also between Congolese citizens of different ethnic backgrounds. This hate speech has increased since…
The UNJHRO of MONUSCO in Bunia had this building constructed and equipped so that the Provincial Coordination of the CNDH now has an address and is visible. Photos MONUSCO / Jean-Tobie Okala

Ituri: MONUSCO provides the National Human Rights Commission with modern office space

"Before, we had a very small room within the premises of a community radio station where we were suffocated, with five people stuck in a very small room. Imagine the climate in which we could work. During the Covid-19 period…
The officers of the Beni prison are delighted to be able to work with more modern tools. Photos MONUSCO / Joël Bofengo

MONUSCO facilitates the digitization of data at the central prison of Beni

All records of inmates in Beni's central prison will soon be digitized. To enable the prison staff to properly use these new tools, MONUSCO's Corrections Unit has been holding a three-day training session for them since June…
Activism by local and foreign armed groups, customary power struggles and land disputes are believed to be at the root of hate messages, says the UNJHRO. Photo MONUSCO / Archives

Uvira: About 50 young people made aware of the fight against hate speech

" We, young people, must change our mentality. We must not give in to politicians' whims, as they get us nowhere. Our future depends on it. When you see the worthlessness of a message, you know there is no point in sharing it…
As part of its support to the media and quick impact projects (QIP), MONUSCO has provided five local radio stations with complete solar panel kits. Photos MONUSCO / Ado Abdou

Bunia: five community radio stations now safe from programme interruptions thanks to MONUSCO's support

" Sorry, hold on, it's just for a line change. Sorry for the interruption of your programme". This little message regularly broadcast on almost all the radio stations in Bunia in Ituri during the endless power failures is now…
The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, Bruno Lemarquis, visited the Kabembe IDP site in Kalemie territory (Tanganyika) on 18 June. Photo MONUSCO/Dali Ten Hove

Bruno Lemarquis: “MONUSCO’s withdrawal from Tanganyika reflects an improvement in the security situation”

While on a working visit to Tanganyika province since 17 June 2022, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in DRC, Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator, Bruno Lemarquis, said that MONUSCO’s withdrawal…

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase.