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MONUSCO and its partner FARDC launched operation “Spider web” in Djugu territory with a view to protecting civilians against possible armed attacks. / Photos by MONUSCO Force
Ituri: MONUSCO-FARDC Joint Military Operation Codenamed “Spider Web” Has Facilitated Populations’ Return to Masikini
In recent weeks, MONUSCO Force in collaboration with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched and intensified offensives against armed groups resisting to the peace process in Ituri. For two weeks…
PR: MONUSCO takes immediate action in response to allegations of serious misconduct
Kinshasa, 11 October 2023: MONUSCO has taken immediate and robust action in response to reports of serious misconduct by UN peacekeepers.
PR: MONUSCO is concerned by the heavy loss of lives after an unauthorised demonstration in Goma
Kinshasa, 31 August 2023: MONUSCO, has received reports of the deaths of civilians during an unauthorised demonstration in Goma on Wednesday 30 August 2023.

Oicha police officers trained in securing the electoral process. Around 500 police officers are receiving the three-month training which began in September 2023. / Photos MONUSCO
Beni: OICHA National Police Equipped with Training Room
Oicha police officers now have a training room that can accommodate up to fifty people. The construction of this premises was financed to the tune of approximately $ 22,000 by MONUSCO to facilitate training sessions for these…

MONUSCO and FARDC recently launched a joint defensive operation to protect the locality of Sake as well as the city of Goma. / Photos Alain Wandimoyi
North Kivu: MONUSCO and FARDC Cement their Collaboration to Secure Goma and Sake
“ Our troops deployed here from our bases because they are prepared to die if such is the price to pay for the sake of protecting the people of this country.” It is with this firm and reassuring tone that MONUSCO Force…

Through these training courses, MONUSCO is trying to make the detainees autonomous by teaching them a trade in order to better prepare them for their return to the community. / Photos MONUSCO
Beni prison: MONUSCO’s Work has Impacted and Changed Life of an Inmate
Martine is 30 years old. You will not see her face in this publication because she speaks anonymously and, besides, Martine is an assumed name. Like any human being, Martine, a mother living in the town of Beni, has made…

MONUSCO, via its anti-mine section UNMAS, supports the government in the fight against illicit circulation of small arms and light weapons.
DRC Validates its National Action Plan for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons
On October 7, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo approved its five-year national action plan 2024-2028 for the control of small arms and light weapons. The National Commission for the Control of Small Arms and…

PR: The Government of the DRC and MONUSCO sign a disengagement plan for the withdrawal of the Mission
Kinshasa, 22 November 2023 : On Tuesday, 21 November, in Kinshasa, the Congolese Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Francophonie, Mr Christophe Lutundula, and the Special Representative of the United Nations…

On 26 December 2023, MONUSCO officially closed its base in Lubero, North Kivu, after 21 years of presence. / Photos MONUSCO
MONUSCO Closes its Base in Lubero
MONUSCO officially closed its base in Lubero, located in North-Kivu, eastern DRC, after 21 years presence. The event took place on Tuesday, 26 December 2023 in its military base; in attendance, various contingents, namely…

Lubero was the first military base for the "Grand Nord-Kivu" (Beni-Butembo-Lubero)./ Photos Force MONUSCO
North Kivu: MONUSCO announces the closure of the Lubero base
The MONUSCO peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced that it has started to consolidate its presence in hotspots in North Kivu and Ituri in line with the approach proposed by the SG in his…
