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UN trains Congolese troops in human rights for a better protection of civilians
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A series of human rights training courses have been organized since last February by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Beni, north-Kivu…

Hope for peace revived after the agreement reached with armed group in Ituri
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On February 28, following the tough MONUSCO-facilitated negotiations, DRC Government and the former armed group Force known as ‘’Resistance Patriotique de l’Ituri (FRPI)’’ have signed a peace deal ending decades of armed…

Serving under the Blue Helmet and wearing the Pakistani flag in a UN peacekeeping mission is an honour for me
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On 8 March, International Women’s Day, Major Samia Rehman from Pakistan shares her 8 favourite things about working as a UN peacekeeper. She serves as an operational planning officer with the UN Stabilization Mission in the…

Major Jarin Sultana: " I am proud to have served under the UN flag in the DR Congo"
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After 12 months of good and loyal services in the cause of peace and women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Major Jarin Sultana from the Bangladeshi peacekeepers’ contingent serving within MONUSCO, has left the host…

DRC: Women gaining access to senior positions locally thanks to MONUSCO-backed stabilization project.
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In the Ruzizi plain, South Kivu province, a hundred women and young people have benefited, for two and a half years, from a project intended to restore social cohesion between communities in conflict and local authorities…

Congolese government and FRPI armed group have signed a peace agreement, much to the relief of the local population
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The Congolese Government signed on Friday, February 28 in Gety, roughly 60 km from Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, a peace agreement with the ‘’Force de Resistance Patriotique de l’Ituri’’ (Patriotic Resistance Force…

MONUSCO rehabilitates major road in Beni to facilitate troops’ and local populations’ mobility.
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As part of its mandate, the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) often carries out road rehabilitation works in its area of responsibility not only to…

FARDC and MONUSCO repel ADF attack in Mbau. Photo MONUSCO Michael Ali
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The populations of the district of Mbau, in the territory of Beni, resumed their daily activities this Wednesday, February 12, reassured by a strong presence of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and…

Female Engagement Team of MONUSCO’s Indian Battalion exchanges with the Lac Vert community in Goma. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan
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A part of its mandate of protection of civilians, a team from the MONUSCO Force Indian Battalion, including members of the battalion’s Female Engagement Team (FET), met on 6 February with residents of Lac Vert, a neighborhood…

Central Kasai province determined to set up a provincial Truth, Reconciliation and Justice commission. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU
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Kananga, February 5, 2020 - The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) and the Provincial Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Kasaï Central have submitted the report of popular consultations on the needs for…


