Jean-Tobie Okala After several years of intercommunal tensions, members of the Hema and Lendu communities in four groupings of Djugu territory are once again living in an atmosphere of calm. Through a locally driven dialogue…
Jean-Tobie Okala The offices of Gender, Family and Children Affairs, Social Affairs and Youth Coordination now have a new functional headquarters in Oicha, the chief town of Beni Territory, in North Kivu. This project, funded…
Kinshasa, 3 October 2025 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the resurgence of violence on 2 October in Djugu territory, Ituri Province…
Jean-Tobie Okala More than 2,500 civilians, including approximately 1,200 women and 500 children, sought refuge near the MONUSCO base in Gina, a locality about 40 kilometers northeast of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri…
Mainly marked by the visit of the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General to the DRC, this month of September around the International Day of Peace highlighted key aspects of justice and peace efforts for a better future…
Jean-Tobie Okala One hundred and twenty soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) havebeen participating since September 29 in Bunia in new specialized training organized by MONUSCO. The…
Vivian Van de Perre, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in charge of protection and operations, spent three days in Ituri. Her visit was dedicated to listening to communities, meeting local authorities…
More than 3,500 civilians, including 1,850 women and 550 children, found refuge on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at MONUSCO's military base in Gina, in Djugu territory (Ituri). They were fleeing violent clashes between two…
A few days ago, a deadly attack by the ADF in the territory of Lubero cost the lives of several dozen civilians.
This initiative comes in the wake of the recent establishment of a temporary MONUSCO military base in the village of Kyabaganzi, near Boga.
The UN Under-Secretary-General for peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, called for concrete action to promote peace.
MONUSCO trained law students in Goma on child protection in conflict zones, empowering future lawyers to defend children's rights.