For security reasons, we refer to him as L. He is one of the 19 displaced persons who were seriously injured in the deadly attack on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 by assailants at Plaine Savo camp, in Djugu territory. He received humanitarian assistance from MONUSCO, which first transported the injured by road from Bule to Bayoo, roughly 90 km from Bunia; then by helicopter from Bayoo to Bunia where they arrived late Wednesday afternoon. Taken care…
As part of the partnership between MONUSCO and its various partners, the commander of MONUSCO Bangladeshi contingent in Ituri met a delegation from the Youth Parliament of Bunia last Friday, January 28 at the military camp of the UN Mission in Ndoromo. This meeting, which is part of the regular consultations between this youth structure and MONUSCO blue helmets, revolved around two items: the security situation in the province and youth…
Construction work of a market in Mulo was launched on Thursday, January 27. This is one of the districts of the rural municipality of Lubero in the territory with the same name. The ceremony took place in the presence of the mayor of the municipality, Joseph Bwalikusha; MONUSCO representative, Alain Muongu, many churches, and community leaders as well as members of the local population. This project – This MONUSCO-funded project to the tune of $…
As part of its support for improving the security situation and protecting civilians, MONUSCO is continuing its operation to secure convoys of public transport vehicles and goods in Ituri, more particularly in the territory of Irumu where ADF rebels frequently set ambushes to the users of the national road 4 between Bunia and Luna, on the border with the neighboring North Kivu, and where roughly thirty civilian vehicles were set on fire in 2021…
January 28, 2022: It is the date chosen by MONUSCO to definitively close its military base in Gina, roughly forty kilometers from Bunia in the territory of Djugu, plagued by armed groups’ activism. Established on October 23, 2021, the main objective of this temporary base was to secure the rehabilitation work on the 45-km long road section between Fataki and Gina by the UN Mission’s Nepalese engineering company along the national road 27. Due to…
On the occasion of the World Children's Day celebrated on November 20 of each year, MONUSCO Prison Administration Support Unit issued end-of-training certificates to future computer trainers of the inmates detained at Makala central prison. Those children will start learning how to use a computer despite while in detention. This highlights the concern to guarantee one of the fundamental rights of the children, which is the right to education. As…
" I am delighted". These are the words used by the Sokola 1 operations commander, General Bertin Mputela, upon receiving the Kididiwe camp on Saturday November 20, 2021 from one of MONUSCO's deputy force commanders, General John Tchaeka. “ I am very happy with the accommodation provided for my troops. It's a great site. MONUSCO helped us to put up the tents for the troops and for the operations”, confides General Mputela. Long occupied by the ADF…
" We used to worry a lot about our children whenever it rained." The women who attended in large number the inauguration of the new bridge built by MONUSCO to link Boikene and Kasabinyole neighborhoods in Beni on Wednesday November 17, 2021 could not hide their joy. The bridge will certainly make their lives easier. In the past, to move from one neighborhood to another, they had to walk distances with their feet in the water. Indeed, a stream…
For a little less than a month, Beni central prison has acquired a community farm kept by inmates. Corn, cassava, sweet potatoes and potatoes are grown there. This activity was initiative by MONUSCO Prison Administration Support Section first to respond to an urgent need: food for detainees. Beni central prison, which currently home to a thousand inmates, often experiences difficulties in getting food for the inmates. “Whatever we produce here is…
In the South Kivu province, UNPOL women's network of MONUSCO (RFUM) proceeded Friday, October 29, 2021 to the donation of a large batch of inputs for market gardening to 60 women members of the association of market gardening women in Rugenge neighborhood, Uvira. The activity aims to support their empowerment process. The in-kind donation made consisted of 50 kg of chemical fertilizer, 25 kg of amaranth seeds, 100 kg of the seeds of beans, boxes…