United Nations strengthens Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa/Butembo (23 May 2019) - With the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo now in its tenth month and the number of new cases increasing in recent weeks, the United Nations announced today measures to…
UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe | Wreath Laying Ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.
UN honours peacekeepers who ‘paid the ultimate price’, for the sake of others
Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour…
‘I wanted to be part of this meaningful and exciting career’
Can you tell us a bit about yourself? My name is Dimakatso Raisibe Margaret Maila from South Africa. I am 31 years old and I like running, cooking and reading. I am originally from Marulaneng Ga-Mphahlele in Limpopo Province…
Tanganyika province commemorated the International Day of Peacekeepers
Kalemie, 28 May 2019 : MONUSCO organized a public event “Journee Porte ouverte “at Maendeleo Square as part of the International Day of Peacekeepers on the theme "Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace". In addition to the…
MONUSCO/Michael Ali | The UN Trust Fund in support of victims of sexual exploitation and abuse has supported women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo receive vocational trainings like mushroom farming. (October 2018)
Righting a wrong: UN Fund helps thousands of sex abuse survivors rebuild their lives
About 3,340 women, children and men have been given support to restart their lives after falling prey to sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA) by United Nations personnel, thanks to a Trust Fund established in 2016. On Friday, a…
A Butembo, MONUSCO Police contributes its expertise to Congolese National Police Investigations following attack on a convoy. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL
Butembo: MONUSCO Police contributes its expertise to Congolese National Police Investigations following attack on a convoy
Butembo, August 6, 2019 - MONUSCO police has lent its support to Congolese National Police (PNC) Investigators in a bid to determine the circumstances surrounding the recent attack on the Beni-Butembo road axes aiming a…
Press Statement on the Situation in the DRC
The members of the Security Council met on 24 July 2019 to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and activities of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). They…
The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in the DRC. Photo United Nations
The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in the DRC
The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). It takes note that the World Health Organisation(WHO)has declared the Ebola…
MONUSCO plays active part in the restoration of peace to Lodja. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU
MONUSCO plays active part in the restoration of peace to Lodja
The territory of Lodja has been facing violence since the end of Governor’s election in the Sankuru Province last month. The growing insecurity in that area is characterized by killings and destruction of homes; as a result…
Guterres: "MONUSCO has a very important role to play in the DRC". Photo UN/Martine Perret
Guterres: "MONUSCO has a very important role to play in the DRC"
"MONUSCO has a very important role to play in the DRC," UN Secretary-General said on 1 September 2019, the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, speaking on the future of the peacekeeping mission. From…
UN chief pays tribute to the fallen peacekeepers for the cause of peace in DRC. Photo UN/Martine Perret
UN chief pays tribute to the fallen peacekeepers for the cause of peace in DRC
UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived on Sunday, September 1, 2019 in Beni, North Kivu on a three-day visit to the DRC. UNSG paid tribute to all fallen UN troops for the cause of peace in the DRC. In front of the…
António Guterres: "Combating Ebola requires freedom of movement, access, security". Photo MONUSCO/Marylene Seguy
António Guterres: "Combating Ebola requires freedom of movement, access, security"
On the 2nd day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday, September 1, 2019, visited the Ebola Treatment Center in Mangina, a rural municipality in Beni territory…