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UN trains Congolese troops in human rights for a better protection of civilians
UN trains Congolese troops in human rights for a better protection of civilians
A series of human rights training courses have been organized since last February by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Beni, north-Kivu…

FARDC and MONUSCO repel ADF attack in Mbau. Photo MONUSCO Michael Ali
North Kivu: FARDC and MONUSCO repel ADF attack in Mbau
The populations of the district of Mbau, in the territory of Beni, resumed their daily activities this Wednesday, February 12, reassured by a strong presence of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and…

ITURI: MONUSCO Rehabilitates a vital bridge to promote trade and improve the population's safety
ITURI: MONUSCO Rehabilitates a vital bridge to promote trade and improve the population's safety
It took three weeks for the MONUSCO Nepalese military engineers to refurbish the Kolomani bridge on the road from Bunia to Mongbwalu in the territory of Djugu, Ituri province. The official handover of this work to the…

MONUSCO pays Tribute to the Peacekeeper killed by Armed Men in Beni
MONUSCO pays Tribute to the Peacekeeper killed by Armed Men in Beni
MONUSCO paid tribute to Sergeant Major Wahyudi Rama from the Indonesian contingent, killed on June 22, in an attack by armed men not far from the Semuliki bridge, on the road to Beni-Kasindi, the territory of Beni, North Kivu…

The Civil Society in Bahema-Nord, Ituri province is reassured by MONUSCO’s and FARDC’s patrols. Photo MONUSCO/Force
The Civil Society in Bahema-Nord, Ituri province is reassured by MONUSCO’s and FARDC’s patrols
The Civil society in Bahema-Nord, Djugu Territory, Ituri province, has welcomed MONUSCO’s action which helped to restore calm in this entity located approximately 73 kilometres from Bunia, east of the DRC. The head of this…

North-Kivu: MONUSCO on Security Assessment Mission in Samboko-Chani-chani, Beni territory. Sy Koumbo S. Gali
North-Kivu: MONUSCO on Security Assessment Mission in Samboko-Chani-chani, Beni territory
On 19 September, MONUSCO security assessment Mission visited Samboko-Chani-chani, an armed groups-invaded district, located roughly 60 km north-west of Beni, along the Beni-Eringeti road section, in North Kivu. The delegation…

MONUSCO launches brainstorming session on climate action in Tanganyika province. Photo MONNUSCO/Marcelline COMLAN
MONUSCO launches brainstorming session on climate action in Tanganyika province
Kalemie, le 25 September 2019 - MONUSCO, through Public Information section organized on 25 September 2019, a debate around the theme "Climate change, environmental consequences and populations’ living conditions in…

The CAN, or Early Warning System, is a community-based warning system set up by MONUSCO's Civil Affairs section. Photo MONUSCO / Force
Ituri: MONUSCO peacekeepers have thwarted a militia attack in Schubert with the help of its early warning mechanism
Following an alert from the local population received on Friday February 4, 2022, at around 10:30 p.m., MONUSCO peacekeepers from Bangladesh based in Amee, 120 km from Bunia, intervened to thwart an attack that was being…

The mayor of the city of Butembo, the senior commissioner Mowa Baeki Telly, expressed the wish to see the prison authorities further strengthen collaboration with MONUSCO for the benefit of the detainees. Photo MONUSCO / Grace Assani
North Kivu : MONUSCO provides assistance to Kakwangura prison in Butembo
“ On behalf of the prison administration, I express gratitude to MONUSCO. They have given us a signpost today, in which are indicated the visiting hours. They also donated a new computer which will make it easier for us to…

"The two communities were not talking to each other due to the tensions. It took a dose of goodwill on both sides to turn over the tide. Today, a new era opens before us. We have talked to each other and forgiven each other", said the two chiefs together. Photo MONUSCO / Debon Mwisa
Ituri: two feuding communities agree to stop their hostilities thanks to MONUSCO’s mediations
Under MONUSCO’s facilitation, in collaboration with the territorial administrator of Irumu, the communities of Bira in Irumu-centre and Hema in Kangakolo of the territory of Irumu in Ituri have pledged to put an end to their…
