MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO factsheets

  • Note to Correspondents: Special Envoy Heyzer focuses on will of the people in meeting with NUG Foreign Minister
  • Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer's Remarks at the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly on Myanmar, 16 March 2023
  • Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer's Remarks at the Informal Meeting of the General Assembly on Myanmar, 13 June 2022

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase.