These vehicles will be used to transport the teams involved in the response to the Ebola outbreak.

The new firing range meets an operational need expressed by the FARDC, particularly for units that have already been trained.

Construction work on the expansion of the Beni Courthouse, in North Kivu province, began on Thursday, May 21, 2016. The project is financed by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) as part of a Quick Impact Project (QIP) worth 60,000 US dollars. The project aims to improve working conditions for magistrates and strengthen the functioning of the judicial system in a province still…

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has equipped four radio stations in Ituri province with solar energy systems and broadcasting equipment, as part of a Quick Impact Project (QIP) worth a total of 50,000 US dollars. The beneficiary radio stations are Radio Sauti Ya Injili (RSI), Radio Candip, Radio Tempête de Kasenyi (RTK), and the Congolese National Radio and Television (RTNC)…

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…