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UNMAS DRC – “Safe environment, secure communities”
UNMAS supports the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (GoDRC) to provide a safe environment for communities by implementing the following: Protection of Civilians (PoC) Security and Stabilization Capacity…
Mine Action operational activities
UNMAS DRC undertakes the following operational activities: Addressing Explosive Ordnance (EO) threats resulting from conflict in the east: UNMAS conducts EOD spot tasks to remove the threat posed to civilians by landmines and…
Police
UNPOL Activities UN Security Council Resolution 2556 (2020) extended MONUSCO's mandate until 20 December 2021. The Council endorsed the Joint Strategy on MONUSCO's phased withdrawal and transition milestones, as well as its…
Captain Sabrina Binte Islam is an aircraft maintenance engineer in the Bangladeshi army. She has been serving with MONUSCO since March 2024 / Photos Aubin Mukoni and Banbatt
Born to serve. A Bangladeshi engineer ensures that UN helicopters can carry out lifesaving operations in the DR Congo
Captain Sabrina Binte Islam is an aeronautical maintenance engineer from Bangladesh. She arrived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in
PR: United Nations condemn attacks against its personnel in Kinshasa and call for investigations
Kinshasa, February 10, 2024 : Ms Bintou Keita, condemns the series of attacks on United Nations staff in Kinshasa on Saturday February 10 and calls on the Congolese judicial authorities to launch investigations .
- Human Rights
Main trends in human rights violations in the DRC - 1st January to 31st December 2023
In 2023, UNJHRO documented 5,273 human rights violations and abuses throughout the country; an average of 439 violations and abuses per month, representing a 12% decrease from the previous year. This decrease, which confirms…
PR: MONUSCO denounces attack on helicopter which wounds two UN peacekeepers in North Kivu
Kinshasa, February 02, 2024 : A MONUSCO helicopter carrying out a medical evacuation came under fire from suspected M23 armed group elements near Karuba in Masisi territory in North Kivu. The attack wounded two United Nations…
PR: Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, calls on the M23 to immediately cease hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Kinshasa, February 07, 2024: Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, called on the M23 to immediately cease its offensive in eastern DRC and to respect the Luanda Roadmap.
Troops of the South African and Malawi contingents trained on women’s rights and the promotion of human rights in Beni, North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO/Force
MONUSCO Responds to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Mission Personnel
It is evening in Beni on a Thursday night. While many residents are winding down their day in the city in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), for one visiting team their workday is about to begin. The…