While the Congolese Head of state, Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi, has declared a state of siege in the Ituri and North-Kivu provinces, MONUSCO remains prepared to back the security forces of the DRC, in accordance with its mandate as laid out in the UN Security Council Resolution 2556. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC, Bintou Keita, made this statement during her visit from May 10 to 14, 2021 in Goma, the…
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the attack on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) that occurred on 10 May 2021 near Beni (North Kivu), which resulted in the death of one Malawian peacekeeper. The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest condolences to the family of the victim, the Malawian authorities and the United Nations. The members of…
“To heal the wounds for everyone and for all the communities in Ituri, it is of paramount importance that trust be established between all the actors involved in the fight against the enemies of peace. This statement was made by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bintou Keita, in Bunia, Ituri province, on Thursday. In a meeting with the Provincial Security Committee in Bunia, the Chief of…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, Ms. Bintou Keita, this Monday March 8, 2021, has called on the new Congolese Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, to take into account women’s representativeness in the formation of the future government. The ongoing discussions for the formation of a new government are a critical moment for the DRC to make further progress towards a better representation of women. The Chief…
A delegation of representatives of permanent missions to the United Nations visited Goma, North Kivu, from February 11 to 13, 2021. Led by the Belgian diplomat Axel Kenes, the delegation included political directors from the Estonian and Irish ministries of foreign affairs accompanied by 'a representative of the Norwegian Embassy in Kinshasa. In Goma, the delegation held several consultations with representatives of the international community…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
The acting mayor of the city of Beni in the province of North-Kivu called on the population to trust the National Army and MONUSCO Forces in their fight against the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the common enemy. The statement was made in a joint press conference held on December 29, 2020 to give an update of the latest security developments in the region. The press conference was convened at the Mayor’s facility in the city of Beni…
To help combat hate speech and promote a better understanding of this phenomenon by media professionals, such was the objective pursued by MONUSCO and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), by organizing this training for twenty journalists last December 18 in Bunia, Ituri province. The training also focused on the legal framework related to this issue and helped define the role and responsibilities of the media professionals in…
As part of activities related to the protection of children in armed conflict, MONUSCO's Child Protection Section organized a training workshop on December 9 and 10, 2020 for the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) of the 34th military region and the security services based in Goma. In 2003, the FARDC were placed on the United Nations Secretary-General’s blacklist of parties to the conflict that recruit and use children. Nine years later, in 2012, the…
On a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from December 13 to 18, 2020, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General in charge of peacekeeping operations, visited Kinshasa, as well as Ituri and North Kivu provinces, located in the eastern part of the country. He was notably accompanied by Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…