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In Samboko Village in Beni, MONUSCO Installs Streetlights to Reduce Insecurity
Samboko, a village located 58 kilometers from the city of Beni in North Kivu, now has public lighting. Before MONUSCO installed solar streetlights there, the population faced darkness which caused cases of insecurity…
MONUSCO Discusses the Dangers of Disinformation with Students in Beni
MONUSCO organized Tuesday, June 13, an awareness day for a hundred students from the Bilingual Christian University of Congo (UCBC) in Beni, North Kivu. This awareness-raising is part of a series of activities the Mission is…
DRC: Call for Urgent Action to Prevent Sexual Violence Against Displaced Women in and around Camps
In a statement released on July 13, 24 United Nations entities that make up the United Nations Network against Sexual Violence in Conflict, led by the United Nations Special Representative Pramila Patten, joined the latter’s…
Plea for Kalehe: One of the worst natural disasters in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) deserves more attention and solidarity
Heavy rains on 4 May caused mudslides in the Kalehe territory (South Kivu), sweeping away a large part of the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi. The official death toll stands at 438, with more than 5,000 missing and…
North Kivu: in six months, MONUSCO separates 642 children from those volunteering to be recruited into the FARDC
"Recruiting children into the army before they reach the legal age of majority means depriving them of their right to education". Since December 2022, the Army and Police have launched recruitment campaigns to strengthen…
In GOMA, MONUSCO builds and renovates buildings housing judicial institutions to combat impunity
The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Goma Peace Court now has three buildings entirely financed by MONUSCO. The first rehabilitated building houses the public prosecutor's office of the Peace Court of Goma. It has been…
Nepalese peacekeepers have rehabilitated several stretches of road mainly in the territories of Irumu and Djugu, which are among the most affected by insecurity in Ituri. / Photos MONUSCO
ITURI : MORE THAN 350-KM ROADS REHABILITATED BY MONUSCO SINCE 2019, TO FACILITATE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS AND TO BOOST TRADES
Since 2019, MONUSCO, through the Nepalese engineers’ company of its Force, has rehabilitated over 350-km roads in Ituri province. This is not its main mission, but part of the civilians’ protection, which is the core of its…
PR. The Secretary General deeply concerned by the resumption of hostilities between the FARDC and the M23
The Secretary General is deeply concerned by the resumption of hostilities, since 20 October, between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the 23 March Movement (M23), which resulted in civilian casualties, massive…
These rehabilitations are a perfect example of a successful joint effort between MONUSCO and Congolese construction/rehabilitation actors / Photos MONUSCO
North and South Kivu: MONUSCO rehabilitates bridges of socio-economic importance
For many years, MONUSCO has provided technical, logistical and financial support for the rehabilitation and construction of bridges, not only to facilitate the mobility of the Blue Helmets in their operations to protect…
This project was executed as part of MONUSCO's Quick Impact Projects (QIP) through its Justice Support Section. Photos MONUSCO / Ado Abdou
Ituri: MONUSCO Builds Courtroom for Bunia Court of Appeal
As part of its mandate to support the institutions of the Republic, MONUSCO has built and equipped a courtroom for the Court of Appeal in Bunia, Ituri province. Marc-Karna Soro, head of the MONUSCO Ituri office, officially…