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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
Ituri: In Amee, Local Communities Maintain Peace Three Months After MONUSCO’s Withdrawal
A delegation from different components of the UN mission, dispatched to Amee from March 2 to 5, 2026, confirms that calm still prevails.
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Secretary-General Appoints Mr. James Swan of the United States of America as Special Representative for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
Mr. Swan succeeds Ms. Bintou Keita of Guinea, to whom the Secretary-General expresses his gratitude for her work at MONUSCO.
Strengthening accountability and good governance in United Nations operations
Representatives from MONUSCO and the Entebbe Regional Service Centre participated in two training sessions on the matter.
DR Congo: UNJHRO warns of the horror of sexual slavery and the tragic fate of children born of rape
887 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented, affecting 1,534 victims, the vast majority of whom were women and girls.
Prison hygiene: MONUSCO and UNFPA help restore dignity to women in detention in Bunia
A sensitization session on personal hygiene and mental health in detention was organized at the central prison of Bunia.
In Ituri, MONUSCO and its partners are strengthening women’s involvement in peacebuilding.
To support the efforts of the authorities, peacekeepers in Gina brought together women to discuss education, culture and health.
The United Nations strongly condemns the escalation of violence that caused the death of a UN staff member and two other civilians in Goma
Kinshasa, 11 March 2026 – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Acting Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…
Kinshasa: with MONUSCO, women living with disabilities advocate for greater equality and autonomy
Prisca Nsanga is a young woman living with a motor disability. Since the age of five, due to poliomyelitis, she has had to rely on a crutch
Ituri: more than two hundred women mobilized in Drodro and Rho to strengthen their role in protecting communities
MONUSCO organized two awareness-raising days at the displacement sites in Djangi and Rho.
In Bunia, Ituri, women peacebuilders turned their experiences into a powerful collective poem in a workshop led by UN Global Peace Advocate Maryam Bukar Hassan during her visit.
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If Bunia Could Speak: When poetry becomes a space for healing and advocacy for peace
“If Bunia could speak, it will wake up with hope tomorrow. It will ask to stop bleeding. It will ask to breathe peace.” Inside the conference room of MONUSCO’s logistics base in Bunia, these words were spoken in a single…
From Bunia to Kinshasa, the United Nations Global Peace Advocate is backing the "Women, Peace, and Security" agenda as a vital lever for sustainable peace in the DRC.
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Kinshasa: Maryam Bukar Hassan’s advocacy for a women-led Peace
From Bunia to Kinshasa, the United Nations Global Peace Advocate is backing the "Women, Peace, and Security" agenda.
Currently two kilometers long, the runway at Beni Airport will eventually be extended to 3,300 meters. Photo MONUSCO
Beni: MONUSCO provides logistical support for the extension of the Mavivi airport runway
The support of MONUSCO should speed up the work before the heavy rainy season, a period that could delay the progress of the construction.