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Mame Rokhaya Lo prend son travail au sérieux car, pour elle, la paix est la chose la plus précieuse qui puisse exister. Photos MONUSCO / SENFPU Bunia
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Women peacekeepers challenge the traditionally male-dominated landscape in the peacekeeping environment and serve as role models for women and girls to advocate for their own rights and get out of the 0traditional paths. On…
The participation in the Congolese government of Rose Mutombo, Minister of Justice, is the result of women's advocacy through UN Security Council Resolution 1325. / Photo MONUSCO
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Progress has been made in the implementation of the National Action Plan in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, although further efforts are still required in compliance…
It is precisely to help them acquire a minimum knowledge of journalism that MONUSCO has organised this training. Photo MONUSCO
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Twenty-three journalists (including seven women) from the four community radio stations in the Walendu Bindi chiefdom, the territory of Irumu in Ituri, received practical training in journalism in a conflict zone. The…
On Friday 25 February 2022, Radio Okapi celebrated its twentieth anniversary: a UN medium that has captured the hearts of the Congolese people over the years.
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For twenty years, Radio Okapi has been informing women and men in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Created on February 25, 2002, the Radio for Peace gradually became a success story. Its creation coincided with the…
The land of more than two hectares, located on a hillside in the village of Kangbayi, in the commune of Beu, is entirely enclosed by a stone wall erected by MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo
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On Friday 18 February, when the MONUSCO delegation arrived at the Beni Children's Custodial Institution (EGE) at around 10am, the children in custody there were a little overexcited, because it was sports day. All of them…
Notables, traditional chiefs, civil society actors and representatives of the displaced all insisted on the necessity and urgency of restoring the authority of the state to allow the displaced to return to their places of origin. Photo United Nations / Eskinder Debebe
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"I think we really need to continue and intensify our efforts together (...) There is a need for us to continue to work together so that the [displaced] populations can return to their homes," the UN Under-Secretary-General…
Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "Let's continue to work together so that the displaced populations can return home". Photos MONUSCO / Marylène Seguy
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In Goma, the second leg of his three-day visit to the DRC, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations held a working session on February 23 with the DRC Minister of Defense, Gilbert Kabanda; in attendance…
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The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, arrived on Tuesday, February 22 in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is the…
Thirteen civilians were seriously injured following a deadly attack carried out on February 15, 2022 by militiamen from a CODECO armed group faction, in the locality named Scierie Abelkoze, Ituri. Photos MONUSCO/AirOps
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Eighteen civilians, including thirteen seriously injured following a deadly attack carried out on February 15, 2022 by militiamen from 'Bon Temple de Dieu', a CODECO armed group faction, in the locality named Scierie Abelkoze…
The Eringeti base is now operational with South African peacekeepers whose mission is to ensure the protection of civilians. Photo MONUSCO / Koumbo Sy
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A joint mission made up of representatives from Human Rights, Civil Affairs, Strategic Communication and Public Information sections as well as member units of the Mission Support Office visited Eringeti, Bambuba-Kisiki…
The benefits of the project also include social cohesion as the project brings together all communities. Photo MONUSCO / Rachel Kiesse Mbangu
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To reduce communal violence in that part of the country, a dairy cooperative set up with support from MONUSCO DDRRR community project employs roughly fifty demobilized young people at risk as well as vulnerable women and…
The mayor of the city of Butembo, the senior commissioner Mowa Baeki Telly, expressed the wish to see the prison authorities further strengthen collaboration with MONUSCO for the benefit of the detainees. Photo MONUSCO / Grace Assani
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“ On behalf of the prison administration, I express gratitude to MONUSCO. They have given us a signpost today, in which are indicated the visiting hours. They also donated a new computer which will make it easier for us to…