As part of its support to the institutions of the Republic, MONUSCO handed over to the provincial Minister of Transport a computer kit to organize the identification of motorcyclists involved in public transport in the city of Bukavu and its surroundings. This donation follows a series of awareness-raising activities that MONUSCO has been conducting for more than a year among motorcyclists to encourage their involvement in the fight against…
The Tanzanian contingent of MONUSCO deployed in North Kivu has launched since January 3, 2023 the "Afia na Amani" (peace and health) campaign in Beni and its surroundings. The medical campaign aims to enhance trust between peacekeepers and local communities, with a view to achieving peaceful objectives in this area. During this campaign, which runs from January 3 to 13, Tanzanian peacekeepers have been moving through the city of Beni and its…
"The threat is real." Police officials in Beni acknowledge that the city is still under threat from improvised explosive devices. In 2021, on the evening of the Christmas celebration, a device exploded in a pub in the city of Beni, killing six and injuring a dozen. A year later, during this festive period, MONUSCO police (UNPOL) organized a training on Thursday, December 29 for police officers in Beni. Altogether twenty trainees received training…
How can the "crisis of confidence" between the Congolese National Police and the civilian population be ended or at least reduced? This question was the subject of a round table discussion on 20 December 2022 organised by the office of the United Nations Mission in Congo in Bunia. More than sixty participants representing the judiciary, the provincial government, the Congolese national police and various youth movements took part. "There are…
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the programs for the West and Central Africa Region that has a significant number of volunteers in the field. It now has more than 500 volunteers, including 300 within MONUSCO and others serving in Funds and Programs of Agencies of the United Nations System. Volunteers in the DRC continue to contribute to peace, justice, and the formation of strong…
Kinshasa, 20 December 2022 : The Special Representative of the UNSG and Head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita, welcomes the adoption of two resolutions by the SC this Tuesday.
As part of its mandate to support the institutions of the Republic, MONUSCO has built and equipped a courtroom for the Court of Appeal in Bunia, Ituri province. Marc-Karna Soro, head of the MONUSCO Ituri office, officially handed over the building to the first president of the said Court of Appeal in the presence of the public prosecutor, magistrates, and judicial staff on Wednesday, 7 December 2022 in Bunia. " We thank MONUSCO for its support…
For many years, MONUSCO has provided technical, logistical and financial support for the rehabilitation and construction of bridges, not only to facilitate the mobility of the Blue Helmets in their operations to protect civilians, but also to improve the communication routes of communities across the vast country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The construction of the Lushoga and Kihira bridges (North Kivu) and the Nyangezi bridge (South…
Since 2019, MONUSCO, through the Nepalese engineers’ company of its Force, has rehabilitated over 350-km roads in Ituri province. This is not its main mission, but part of the civilians’ protection, which is the core of its mandate. They are not highways either, but agricultural feeder roads or “national roads” sections of strategic importance, economic, social, and security-wise. Most of these road sections were heavily damaged. Their advanced…
Joint patrols between MONUSCO and Congolese security forces have resumed in the city of Goma and its outskirts after being suspended following violent protests in the city of Goma last July. Planned about ten days ago, in Goma, in the north area up to Munigi (Nyiragongo territory) and in the west up to Sake (Masisi territory), these security operations are led by both FARDC (Congolese army) and the PNC (Congolese National Police) members. The…