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

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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…
Prior to this new initiative, the UN Mission's Civil Affairs section had already facilitated the establishment of local security councils in each commune in Beni. Photos MONUSCO

In Beni, MONUSCO encourages citizens' participation in responding to security challenges

" Mulekera is a hot commune". It is with these words that Ben Kawa starts out talking about his commune. He was born there. He grew up there. He lives there. " All the citizen movements started in Mulekera. All the big…
Community leaders are committed to always promoting good understanding and peaceful coexistence among all communities in North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO / Amadou Ba

North Kivu: Six community leaders pledge to fight hate speech and speech used to incite violence

Hunde, Hutu, Nande, Nyanga, Tembo and Tutsi community leaders gathered on Monday 6 June 2022 in Goma for a press café organized by MONUSCO. This meeting aimed to sensitize them and to plead with them for social cohesion and…
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO director), Abdoul Aziz Thioye, called for strengthening mechanisms to prevent, combat and punish hate speech in the DRC. Photo MONUSCO / Blaise Ndongala

MONUSCO launches appeal against hate speeches in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In recent months, there has been a proliferation of what can be described as hate speech, not only against foreigners but also between Congolese citizens of different ethnic backgrounds. This hate speech has increased since…
The UNJHRO of MONUSCO in Bunia had this building constructed and equipped so that the Provincial Coordination of the CNDH now has an address and is visible. Photos MONUSCO / Jean-Tobie Okala

Ituri: MONUSCO provides the National Human Rights Commission with modern office space

"Before, we had a very small room within the premises of a community radio station where we were suffocated, with five people stuck in a very small room. Imagine the climate in which we could work. During the Covid-19 period…
The officers of the Beni prison are delighted to be able to work with more modern tools. Photos MONUSCO / Joël Bofengo

MONUSCO facilitates the digitization of data at the central prison of Beni

All records of inmates in Beni's central prison will soon be digitized. To enable the prison staff to properly use these new tools, MONUSCO's Corrections Unit has been holding a three-day training session for them since June…

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.