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The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who has been visiting the DRC since October 19, 2021, met this morning with community representatives from North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO/Ascain Zigbia-Tayoro
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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…

Ituri: MONUSCO is rehabilitating the Komanda - Luna Road Section in Irumu. Photo MONUSCO/Ado Abdou
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“We welcome this project very favorably, because the condition of the road from Komanda to Luna is very bad. (…) It will contribute to improving security in the area. This road is very busy with taxis, large and small…

In Kalemie, a theatrical performance on the theme of peace. Photo MONUSCO/Marcelline Comlan
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From Kinshasa to Bunia, via Kalemie and Goma, the International Day of Peace (IPJ) was celebrated on September 21, 2021 by MONUSCO, through holding thorough reflections on issues such as community conflicts resolution, youth…

the Governor of the city of Kinshasa, Gentiny Ngobila, paying tribute to late former UN Secretary-General, Swede Dag Hammarskjöld, on the 60th anniversary of his death on 17 september 2021 in Kinshasa. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna
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" The UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjöld, of blessed memory, will forever be remembered by Africans, in general, and the Congolese, in particular, due to his fight for justice and equality, as well as the critical role he…

The head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita, and the military governor of Ituri, General Johnny Nkashama Luboya, after a meeting in Bunia on Monday 6 September 2021. Photo MONUSCO
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“All the Mission’s leadership are here. This means we attach great importance to our partnership with DRC,” declared the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC and Chief of MONUSCO, Bintou…

This act of commitment was enthusiastically welcomed by the youth structures of the localities concerned. Photo MONUSCO/Sado Bahemuka
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MONUSCO has facilitated reconciliation between two communities in Irumu territory in Ituri province. On 10 August 2021, the Hema and Bira communities signed an act of commitment on community rapprochement for peaceful…

The population and local authorities are now waiting for the benefits of these projects in this area torn by various inter-ethnic conflicts exacerbated by the activism of armed groups. Photo MONUSCO / Miriam Izquierdo
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In North Kivu, MONUSCO and its partners, including the Congolese government, last week closed the stabilization projects in the Bwito chiefdom in Rutshuru territory. The closing ceremony coincided with the inauguration of the…

The fence wall of the Beni courthouse was recently erected by MONUSCO in order to secure the entire place. Photo MONUSCO / Koumbo Sy
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Beni courthouse located in the city center, not far from the town hall, is built near a market and was not fenced. This position has often been the direct cause of numerous incidents, the most frequent of which are jail…

Jean-Guy Isaya, team leader of police officers specializing in gender-based sexual violence at UNPOL, interacts here with some students from the Don Bosco Ngangi Institute in Goma. / Photo: Kevin Jordan
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MONUSCO (UNPOL) Police Officers’ team specialized in gender-based sexual violence sensitized, on July 27, 55 students at Don Bosco Ngangi Institute located in Karisimbi commune, Goma. The objective of the awareness session…

Ituri: MONUSCO Provides Temporary Work for 1,500 At-Risk Youth, Including Ex-Combatants. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie Okala
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As part of its Community Violence Reduction (CVR) projects, MONUSCO has handed over to local authorities two agricultural feeder roads and three bridges located in the villqge groupings of Zadu and Baviba, 60 kilometers from…


