" 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…
As part of support to the prison administrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO Correction Unit (CU) donated five vehicles to the Congolese prison administration last September. Three of these vehicles are intended for the transport of detainees from Ndolo, Makala and Luzumu prisons; the fourth vehicle was given to the administrative department for the transport of the staff working for the Luzumu Prison’s Training Center, and the…
Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, hosted from Tuesday 26 to Friday 30 October 2021, a regional forum to raise awareness and build capacities for media and communication regulatory outlets on the prevention of hate speech-related conflicts and fight against this plague in Central Africa. These meetings brought together journalists and social network actors from eleven Central African countries, namely the DRC, Angola, Cameroon, Gabon…
In Goma, North Kivu, MONUSCO field office celebrated on Monday, October 25, 2021 the International Day of the United Nations. One of the highlights of this commemoration was a round table on the theme “ Women, Peace and Security”. Four specialized agencies of the United Nations system (UNICEF, UNHCR, FUNUAP and UN Women) took part in the discussions in which some thirty women's association structures and local media also participated. Most of the…
"In the northern part of Tanganyika, MONUSCO will maintain a presence to work closely with FARDC so as to provide the appropriate security response to the violence that persists in this part of the province." UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix made this statement during his working visit to Tanganyika from October 21 to 22, 2021. According to him, " the good quality of collaboration between MONUSCO, the provincial…
On the second day of his official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, October 21, 2021, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, met with DRC Head of State Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo at a Residential site known as the City of the African Union, in Kinshasa. In addition to security issues, both personalities discussed the upcoming general elections scheduled in the DRC in 2023. Jean-Pierre…
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived in Kinshasa on Tuesday (October 19) from New York, United States of America. On a six-day mission to the DRC, the French diplomat intends to assess MONUSCO’s mandate with Congolese authorities and various UN partners. He was met at N’djili International Airport by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC and MONUSCO chief, Bintou Keita. The day…