In Ituri Province, MONUSCO is implementing the final phase of Operation Secure Harvest, launched on 26 October 2025 and scheduled to conclude on 31 January 2026. The operation aims to reduce protection risks linked to the harvest season by strengthening preventive presence on the ground, deterring armed group activity and supporting freedom of movement along key routes so that communities can safely access their fields and transport produce. 204…
The city of Beni, the provisional capital of North Kivu, has reached a historic milestone in security governance with the adoption of its Local Security Plan (LSP), designed to strengthen the protection of civilians and coordinate responses to threats. The plan was adopted on 23 January 2026 during a one-day workshop that brought together 40 local stakeholders, including the Mayor, the Mayors of the four municipalities, senior officials from…
December 2025 saw a range of MONUSCO interventions and civilian protection activities, particularly in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, which remain affected by armed group activity. Contrary to what is sometimes assumed, protecting civilians is not limited to military action. Support to institutions, community dialogue, and assistance to efforts to combat impunity are also key initiatives that help protect civilians by strengthening a protective…
MONUSCO, through the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), handed over material support on Thursday, 15 January, in Bunia to the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and to the Monitoring Committee for violations committed within the Inspectorate General of the Congolese National Police (IGPNC). The support includes computers, printers and the equipment required for a photovoltaic (solar) installation. This handover is intended to…
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Acting Head of MONUSCO, Ms. Vivian Van de Perre, met in Lomé on 17 January 2026 with the President of the Council, His Excellency Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a high-level meeting devoted to the coherence and consolidation of the peace process in the DRC and the Great Lakes region…
On 13 January, at the African Union City, President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi met with the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG a.i.), Vivian van de Perre. Discussions focused on the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its humanitarian consequences, particularly the impact on civilians. The SRSG a.i. underscored the urgent need to enforce an immediate and unconditional ceasefire…
Jean-Tobie Okala This Monday, December 29, 2025, Moroccan blue helmets from MONUSCO organized a medical campaign for detainees at the central prison of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. One hundred forty-eight prisoners, including twenty women and eight minors, received free consultations and medical care through this initiative led by the UN mission's Prison Administration Support Unit. Serious Pathologies and Urgent Needs Joseph B…
Jean-Tobie Okala Twenty-eight civilians, including nine children and seven women, found refuge on Thursday, December 25 in the MONUSCO military base in Bayoo, approximately 95 kilometers from Bunia, in Ituri. These people were fleeing violence following clashes between the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) and militiamen from the Convention for Popular Revolution (CRP), led by former warlord Thomas Lubanga, on the Bayoo-Bule axis. A Congolese…
Jean-Tobie Okala Christmas came early for residents of the Sayo neighborhood located in the northwest of the city of Beni, in North Kivu. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) launched construction work on Wednesday for a drinking water supply network. This project, initiated by Malawian peacekeepers from the UN mission, aims to improve access to drinking water in this agricultural area where women and young…
Jean-Tobie OKALA On December 18 and 19, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organized a workshop in Bunia aimed at strengthening the consultation framework for justice support actors in Ituri. This meeting aimed to make the fight against impunity for serious crimes in the province more effective. The consultation…