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Report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before, during and after the elections of December 2018.Photo/UN
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Report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before, during and after the elections of December 2018*

This report is presented pursuant to resolution 39/20 of the Human Rights Council, which requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a report on the human rights situation in the Democratic…
MONUSCO Pays Tribute to the Blue Helmets Killed in Helicopter Crash

MONUSCO Pays Tribute to the Blue Helmets Killed in Helicopter Crash

MONUSCO paid a last tribute to the eight peacekeepers from Pakistan, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Serbia who lost their lives in helicopter crash on March 29 in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The…
MONUSCO Advocates for Positive Masculinity among DRC Security Forces. Photo Monusco/Carine Tope

MONUSCO Advocates for Positive Masculinity among DRC Security Forces

MONUSCO Gender Section organized on March 31 in Kinshasa, an awareness-raising workshop on the promotion of positive masculinities as a tool in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence. Roughly sixty officers and…
The development of youth entrepreneurship is an important lever for consolidating peace. Photos MONUSCO / James Nzabara

Sake: MONUSCO Encourages Young People's Entrepreneurship Initiatives for Peacebuilding

The United Nations has long considered the creative imagination, ideals and energy of young people to be essential to the continued development of the peaceful societies in which they live. In that spirit, on May 10, 2022…
For several years, UNPOL has been working alongside the Congolese police to provide the technical support they need. Photos MONUSCO / Rachel Kiese Mbangu

Bukavu: MONUSCO offers an important batch of computer hardware to the PNC

MONUSCO through its head of office in Bukavu, on 16 June, handed over twenty-five (25) desktops, nine (09) laptops, 25 printers, 25 inverters and various accessories to the Congolese National Police. (PNC). The provincial…
According to the head of MONUSCO, even if everything is not settled, "what remains to be managed is manageable with continuity of support". Photos MONUSCO

MONUSCO's withdrawal from Tanganyika: mission accomplished, according to Bintou Keita

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, Bintou Keita, assured on Tuesday 21 June 2022 that MONUSCO is withdrawing from Tanganyika province after having accomplished its mission. "…
With the withdrawal of MONUSCO, the United Nations intends to strengthen the presence and role of its agencies, funds and programs in Tanganyika province. Photos MONUSCO / Lydie Betyna

Tanganyika: MONUSCO hands over to UN programs, funds and agencies

June 30, 2022 marks the end of MONUSCO's operations in Tanganyika Province. Although the Mission will maintain a presence in the north of the province, particularly in Nyunzu and Kalemie territories, where there are still…
During the training, the 15 police officers and guards learned how to intervene in the event of a mutiny in the prison. Photos MONUSCO / Joel Bofengo

Beni prison: MONUSCO teaches staff to deal with mutinies and escape attempts

In recent years, the central prison of Beni has experienced escapes as well as threats of attack by armed groups. On Thursday 19 May, staff members of this prison completed a five-day training course initiated by MONUSCO's…

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.