Through its Gender Section, MONUSCO participated in the High-Level Strategic Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in the Great Lakes Region, held on 3 and 4 June 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. Co-organized by the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, UN Women, the African Union, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), ACCORD, and GIZ, the meeting…
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on Thursday, June 4, inaugurated new prefabricated offices and equipment aimed at strengthening the operational capacity of the Enhanced Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM+). This initiative forms part of its support for regional efforts to promote peace and stability in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ceremony took place in Goma…
“ I accept it with deep appreciation, filled with gratitude and humility. ” These were the first words of MONUSCO Sergeant Matias Reyes, who received the Mbaye Diagne Medal on Friday, June 5, 2026. Established by the United Nations to recognize military personnel, police officers, and civilian staff who demonstrate exceptional courage in the performance of their duties, the award was presented this year to a peacekeeper who displayed remarkable…
The month of May was once again marked by MONUSCO’s sustained commitment to peace and security for communities in the DRC. The Mission also supported efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak. In Ituri and North Kivu, peacekeepers distinguished themselves in civil protection efforts, particularly in Goma, where firefighting teams brought three major fires under control, preventing human tragedies. The news was also marked by the commemoration of…
From 2 to 3 June 2026, in the town of Lubero, MONUSCO, through the implementing partner of the Civil Affairs Section’s protection project, the Great Lakes Human Rights Programme (GLHRP), and in collaboration with local authorities and civil society, organized a workshop dedicated to strengthening community-based alert and response mechanisms in North Kivu. The objective was to improve the management of early warning alerts and responses to…
With the support of MONUSCO, the Ministry of the Interior organized a workshop in Kinshasa on 2 and 3 June dedicated to validating the draft ministerial order establishing, organizing, and governing the Permanent Dialogue Mechanism in Ituri (MDPI). Bringing together national and provincial authorities, partners, community leaders, and peace actors, the meeting marked a decisive step toward the operationalization of this new conflict prevention…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, James Swan, visited Bunia, capital of Ituri province, on Thursday, 4 June 2026, to assess the progress of the response to the Ebola virus disease and reaffirm the United Nations’ support to the Congolese authorities. “ I have come to Bunia today primarily to express my solidarity with the people of Ituri…
In the Beni territory of North Kivu, the Watalinga Chiefdom and the Ruwenzori Sector have reached an important milestone in strengthening local security governance through the updating of their Local Security Plans (LSPs). Originally developed in 2019 under the “Together for Beni” project with support from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) as part of its stabilization program…
The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has strengthened its support for the fight against the Ebola outbreak by handing over new vehicles to the World Health Organization (WHO) to facilitate team mobility and improve response efforts in Ituri Province. The official handover ceremony took place on Wednesday, June 3, in Bunia, the provincial capital. “The handover of two armored…
One hundred and twenty-two children, including thirty-six girls, were separated from armed groups operating in the Walikale territory between 14 and 18 May 2026 and subsequently taken into the care of child protection partners working in Walikale. To date, one hundred and ten of them have already been reunited with their families, while efforts continue to help the remaining twelve return to their family environments with the support of UNICEF…