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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.
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Goma students visit MONUSCO to understand the Mission’s mandate and priorities
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Goma students visit MONUSCO to understand the Mission’s mandate and priorities
A group of about ten students from the National School of Diplomacy, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution of the University of Martyrs of Congo (UNIM-RDC) visited MONUSCO premises in Goma (North Kivu) on May 5 and 6, where…
The local authorities requested support from MONUSCO to evacuate internally displaced persons who had taken refuge at the residence of the chief of the Walendu Djatsi sector.
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MONUSCO intervention in Djugu territory to prevent a militia attack
During the night of May 4 to 5, 2026, MONUSCO peacekeepers intervened following a new escalation of security tensions reported in Djugu Territory, in Ituri. According to information gathered by the Mission and the Congolese…
MONUSCO condemns deadly attacks against civilians in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu
Kinshasa, 09 May 2026 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the recent wave of deadly attacks targeting civilians in Ituri, North Kivu and…
Depuis le début de l’année 2026, 230 jeunes, dont 119 femmes, ont déjà bénéficié des initiatives civilo-militaires du contingent bangladais dans les domaines de la formation professionnelle, de l’éducation et du renforcement des capacités communautaires.
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In Bunia, MONUSCO is training 40 young people in computer science and electrical generator maintenance
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…
The fire was brought under control before it could spread further to other residential houses.
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Goma: MONUSCO and civil protection services contained a fire in Mabanga-Sud
The neighborhood chief praised the swift intervention of the MONUSCO teams and the civil protection services, which helped limit the damage.
One of the main objectives of these training sessions was to improve the early warning system in order to enable a rapid and effective response by the security forces in the event of security threats.
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Ituri : MONUSCO strengthens community-based civilian protection mechanisms in Mambasa and Djugu
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…
At the initiative of MONUSCO, a women’s friendly match brought together, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, two teams from the Hema and Lendu communities.
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Djugu : football as a way to bring communities together and promote peaceful coexistence
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…
MONUSCO reaffirms its support to the Ebola response in the DRC
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…
The FARDC and MONUSCO reaffirm their commitment to strengthening the protection of civilians in Biakato.
In Biakato, residents reassured by the army and MONUSCO about their protection
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…
À Butembo, les communautés plaident pour la reprise du dialogue avec la MONUSCO
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North Kivu: in Butembo, communities call for the resumption of dialogue with MONUSCO
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…
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North Kivu: MONUSCO opens a demining training center in Beni
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…
From May 11 to 15, UNPOL trained twenty Congolese judicial police officers in Kinshasa last week on handling cases related to sexual violence.
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Kinshasa : 20 Congolese judicial police officers trained on handling sexual violence cases
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…