MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Press conferences

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MONUSCO organizes a weekly press conference every Wednesday that serves as a communication space for the Mission and all UN agencies in DR Congo. The press conference is broadcast live on Radio Okapi and on MONUSCO's web platforms.

contacts :
Spokesman:
Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227

Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06

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MONUSCO peacekeepers patrolling. ©MONUSCO

Peacekeepers free 14 people taken hostage by a militia in Djugu

Thanks to an intervention by MONUSCO peacekeepers, alerted and supported by customary authorities, fourteen people who had been taken hostage during an attack by CODECO militiamen in the village of Lidha, Djugu, on March 21…
Within the Armed Forces of the DRC, women account for 2.13% of general officers. This figure drops to 0.03% within the Congolese National Police.
Within the Armed Forces of the DRC, women account for 2.13% of general officers. This figure drops to 0.03% within the Congolese National Police.

DRC: women seek to play a greater role in national security policy

On Monday, March 30, women in Kinshasa took part in a forum focused on integrating gender considerations into the future National Security.

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase.