The Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Lieutenant General Ulisses De Mesquita Gomes, travelled to Mongbwalu, epicenter of the Ebola…
Nyakunde, 22 July 2026 – Life appears to have returned to normal in Nyakunde, a locality in Irumu Territory, about 40 kilometres from Bunia in Ituri Province. On 16 July, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission…
Bunia, 20 July 2026 – At Bunia Central Prison in Ituri Province, Nelson Mandela International Day was commemorated on 18 July 2026 under the theme of dignity, solidarity and hope. Organized by MONUSCO's Corrections Unit, in…
In Ituri Province, still scarred by the consequences of armed violence and high unemployment, vocational training programs organized by the Bangladeshi contingent of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in…
From 22 June to 14 July 2026, the Bunia Garrison Military Court held mobile court hearings to review the cases of 115 individuals who had remained in pretrial detention at Bunia Central Prison. At the conclusion of the…
The month of June was marked by a broad range of multisectoral activities carried out by MONUSCO. The protection of civilians remained at the core of the Mission’s work, notably through the release of 122 children from armed…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Mr. James Swan, was received on Thursday in Kinshasa by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka for…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General ad interim, Mr. Ely Dieng, met on Wednesday with the National Coordinator of the Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Recovery and Stabilization…
The Community Action for the Integrated Development of a New Congo (ACDI/N), in partnership with the National Youth Council of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (CNJ-RDC), is organizing a series of information and…
From 19 to 27 June 2026, MONUSCO's Gender Section organized an Ebola awareness campaign in Goma, North Kivu, through four civil society organizations engaged in community mobilization: Women Power DRC, Jeunes U-Report, Voice…
In Mambasa, Ituri province, youth leaders are calling for the creation of a “brigade to fight disinformation” to curb the spread of rumors and contribute to peacebuilding efforts. “It is very important to fight disinformation…