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"MONUSCO has a very important role to play in the DRC," UN Secretary-General said on 1 September 2019, the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaking on the future of the peacekeeping mission. From…

The territory of Lodja has been facing violence since the end of Governor’s election in the Sankuru Province last month. The growing insecurity in that area is characterized by killings and destruction of homes; as a result…

Butembo, August 6, 2019 - MONUSCO police has lent its support to Congolese National Police (PNC) Investigators in a bid to determine the circumstances surrounding the recent attack on the Beni-Butembo road axes aiming a…

The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). It takes note that the World Health Organisation(WHO)has declared the Ebola…

The members of the Security Council met on 24 July 2019 to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and activities of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). They…

About 3,340 women, children and men have been given support to restart their lives after falling prey to sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA) by United Nations personnel, thanks to a Trust Fund established in 2016. On Friday, a…

Kalemie, 28 May 2019 : MONUSCO organized a public event “Journee Porte ouverte “at Maendeleo Square as part of the International Day of Peacekeepers on the theme "Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace". In addition to the…

Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Dimakatso Raisibe Margaret Maila from South Africa. I am 31 years old and I like running, cooking and reading. I am originally from Marulaneng Ga-Mphahlele in Limpopo Province…

Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour…

Kinshasa/Butembo (23 May 2019) - With the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now in its tenth month and the number of new cases increasing in recent weeks, the United Nations announced today measures to…

In recognition of his “brave and selfless” action under fire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ̶ saving the life of a fellow ‘blue helmet’ and helping his colleagues repel an armed group ̶ the late Malawian soldier…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is shocked at today’s attack against an Ebola health facility in Butembo in the North Kivu province of the Democratic…