News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

On 23-25 September 2025 UNRCCA participated in the UNODC-organized Cross-Regional Workshop for Central and Middle Eastern countries on “Strengthening Cooperation to Prevent and Counter Terrorism and Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs).” The workshop convened representatives from the judicial and…

The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement yesterday by US President Trump, intended to achieve a ceasefire and sustainable peace for Gaza and for the region. He further appreciates the important role of Arab and Muslim states in working to this end. It is now crucial that all parties commit to…

The Secretary-General welcomes and is encouraged by the statement issued by Hamas announcing its readiness to release hostages and to engage on the basis of the recent proposal by US President Donald J. Trump. He urges all parties to seize the opportunity to bring the tragic conflict in Gaza to an…

Jean-Tobie Okala In a fragile but hopeful security context for Congolese youth, MONUSCO continues its commitment to local communities. In Beni, the provisional headquarters of North Kivu, the United Nations Mission launched, on April 14, 2025, a project to develop the youth stadium in the Matembo…

Ado Abdou Faced with growing insecurity in Congolese prison facilities, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democra8c Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), through its Prison Administration Support Unit, organized a capacity-building session for officers of the Beni central…

Ado Abdou Twenty-six leaders from civil society organizations in the northern part of North Kivu province were trained on Wednesday and Thursday, April 24, in Beni on combating disinformation and hate speech. This initiative by MONUSCO's Civil Affairs section follows the roadmap adopted at the end…

Ado Abdou " I commend your courage and your awareness in making the best choice of your life. I urge you to definitixvely turn this page of your history and look resolutely toward new horizons." With these words, the Deputy Governor of North Kivu, Deputy Divisional Commissioner Louis Segond Karawa…

Didier Vignon Dossou-Gbakon The Indonesian and Bangladeshi contingents of MONUSCO, deployed in Ituri, were decorated during United Nations medal ceremonies organized on April 23 and 24, 2025, at the Ndoromo base in Bunia. Presided over by the MONUSCO Force Commander, these ceremonies took place in…

Jean-Tobie Okala It may not look like much, but this small commercial space means a lot to the Hema and Lendu communities in the locality of Dzengele, in Djugu territory, Ituri. The Dzudda market allows members of these two communities to interact, do business, talk to each other, and live together…

Didier Vignon Dossou-Gbakon " We are now capable of saving lives." It is with emotion and pride that Vital Ubemu, a young resident of Bunia city in Ituri, expresses himself at the end of a two-and-a-half-month first aid training, provided at the Ndoromo military camp by the Bangladeshi contingent of…

Jean-Tobie Okala From 5 to 10 May, in the territory of Irumu, MONUSCO’s Civil Affairs Section, in collaboration with the General Inspection of Territorial Administration and the Provincial Youth Council of Ituri, organized two workshops to encourage youth participation in the province’s…

Jean-Tobie Okala Young people from Tsere, a locality in Ituri, have harvested over two tons of watermelons as part of an agricultural project launched by Indonesian peacekeepers of MONUSCO. Initiated three months ago, this community-based initiative targets residents from a region affected by…