| PORTRAIT | Wiem Chadlia Jrad is from Tunisia. This 47-year-old police commissioner has long cherished the hope of working for the United Nations, since childhood. "Working for the United Nations was a childhood dream that grew up with me and later became one of my professional and personal goals," she said. It was in 2002 that the dream began to materialize. "After acquiring experience with the fight against illegal immigration and general…
|PORTRAIT| The theme of the International Peacekeepers Day 2020 is " Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace". This celebration is an opportunity to evoke the tremendous energy and enthusiasm shown by the female Blue Helmets personnel within the United Nations Mission for Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). Navy captain Lilia Budiyanti is one of those female peacekeepers. At the same time, she is in charge of Public…
|PORTRAIT| "As a Community Liaison Assistant (CLA), my job is to bring the Mission closer to the population. To this end, my task consists in fostering community engagement, in particular that of the civil society organizations for the purposes of the implementation of MONUSCO's mandate, within the framework of peacekeeping and stabilization of the eastern DRC in general and the Grand Nord, in particular. " It is in these terms that Longhi Faida…
|PORTRAIT| My name is Aimée Ghislaine MOUDIKI, I am 38 years old and I am Chief of the Squadron-Magistrate (Commander) in the Cameroonian Gendarmerie. I was deployed to MONUSCO on August 25, 2019 as a Liaison Officer, to liaise with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in Bunia, ITURI for a 12 month-period. One of the contributions made by my country, Cameroon, to the stabilization of peace in the DRC consists in…
|PORTRAIT | Joy MMOTONG wears her cap, nicely fixed over the skull, letting everyone see her short hair, sparkling eye and an attractive smile. Her gray overalls turns out to be her daily costume. Her function : Oryx Helicopter Mechanic within MONUSCO Helicopter Composite Unit at Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This 155-member unit, including some 60 women, is under the command of another woman, Lieutenant-Colonel Liliane…
| PORTRAIT | Her name is Josiane Nzigire. The young Congolese woman has been working since February 2013, as Community Liaison Assistant (CLA) in the Civil Affairs section at the office of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in Kalemie, Tanganyika province . "Before taking up this position, I worked first as a Communication Agent, then as an Administrative Assistant for MONUSCO from September 2001 to January…
| PORTRAIT | Kasaï province in the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced a serious security crisis between 2017 and 2018, following the rebellion triggered by the Kamwina Nsapu militia against the State security forces. This crisis resulted in a great deal of human damage, including gross human rights violations. Women bore the brunt of the conflicts as many of them have become widows, others affected by sexual violence committed by the…
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Leila Zerrougui met with a delegation of eight national members of parliament from Ituri in Kinshasa on May 18. The meeting which was also attended by the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in charge of Protection and Operations, David Gressly and the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Humanitarian…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, women in Beni, North-Kivu province, have come forward as key players in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. With support from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), they are engaged in making face masks, one of the essential items that are essential in the fight against the pandemic. The initiative originates from a women’s network known as ‘’Collectif des…
In total, around 100 participants (including 30 women) from local authorities, community leaders, civil society, youth and women's associations have taken part since May 9 in a series of trainings organized by MONUSCO Bunia on security and protection of civilians in risk areas in the Mahagi Territory in Ituri. These trainings should lead to the establishment of Local Protection Committees (LPCs) in the Nyoka, Rona and Ngote Groupings in the…