" We are now married to MONUSCO and ready to welcome any UN delegation here. So said the population of Iga-Barrière, 25 km north of Bunia in Djugu territory, on 17 May 2022, at the end of a two-day workshop organised by the MONUSCO Civil Affairs section in this locality. This meeting with the local population, especially the young people of the area, aimed to build confidence between the two parties, and also to present MONUSCO’s mandate and its…
In recent years, the central prison of Beni has experienced escapes as well as threats of attack by armed groups. On Thursday 19 May, staff members of this prison completed a five-day training course initiated by MONUSCO's Prison Administration Support Unit. They learned the appropriate actions and behaviour to adopt, particularly in the event of a mutiny or attempted escape. At the end of the training, the urban commander of the national police…
"After taking up arms, it is now time to develop our communities," says an ex-combatant involved in the project to install public lighting in the locality of Karuba, in Masisi territory. Funded by MONUSCO to the tune of US$49,820 through its Community Violence Reduction (CVR) programme, this project will have benefited more than 60 people, including 20 vulnerable women and 10 ex-combatants. The latter had laid down their arms with MONUSCO's DDR…
"MONUCO has been supporting us for several years now. This new building will allow the police to work in better conditions.” The mayor of Beni did not hide his joy on Tuesday 10 May 2022 at the launch of the construction of the new police station in the city of Beni. In front of the head of the MONUSCO police (UNPOL), General Mody Berethé, the head of the office of the UN mission as well as several Congolese police officials, Senior…
“ The attackers got there at around 9 p.m., while MONUSCO arrived earlier followed by the FARDC. Both Forces responded immediately, which frightened the assailants and put them to flight. That is the importance of security and of the presence of MONUSCO”, said Jules Tsuba, the leader of the civil society organizations in the territory of Djugu, on Tuesday May 10, 2022. Members of this Civil Society Organizations hailed the intervention by MONUSCO…
Marcelline Comlan, in charge of Public Information for MONUSCO Office in this province explained on Friday May 6 in a meeting held with roughly fifty young people in Kalemie, including around ten girls. The question of the Mission’s exit is currently on everyone's lips in the province. MONUSCO’s withdrawal from Tanganyika is equated with the United Nations’s departure from this province, which is not the case. To dispel misunderstandings and…
A delegation from the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly paid a working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from April 18 to 22, 2022, as part of the preparations for the annual budget of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). The Fifth Committee is responsible for administrative and budgetary matters. It is based on the reports to be issued by this commission that the General Assembly reviews and…
MONUSCO inaugurated a public lighting system a few days ago in Mavivi, the territory of Beni. This solar energy-powered lighting system provides lighting for the road section between Mavivi referral health center and the main road. The cost of this Quick Impact Project (Qips) is approximately US$38,000. The beneficiaries of this project, in particular the medical staff of the referral center, the local authorities and population applauded the…
Collaboration between the population and the Security Forces is key in the implementation of the Protection of Civilians’ mandate by MONUSCO Force and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). To make this partnership effective, MONUSCO Civil Affairs office organized, on April 8 in Kabasha, a locality about twenty km south-west of Beni, an awareness session on collaboration between the authorities, the population and the…
The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita visited Tanganyika province from April 5 to 8, 2022 accompanied by a high-profile delegation comprising Mr. Khassim Diagne, Deputy Special Representative for Protection and Operations; Mr. Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative, Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as…