Antonio Guterres visits Mangina, the first outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo. Photo MONUSCO/Marylene Seguy
Antonio Guterres visits Mangina, the first outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Mangina this Sunday, September 1, 2019, as part of a 72-hour visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Mangina, North Kivu, groups of children playing around…
António Guterres meets with National Assembly members of the North Kivu Caucus. Photo MONUSCO/Sy Koumbo
António Guterres meets with National Assembly members of the North Kivu Caucus
Visiting Goma, North Kivu, this Sunday, September 1, 2019, UN Secretary-General António Guterres had an exchange with National Assembly members of the Nord Kivu Caucus on security issues and the eradication of the Ebola virus…
Kananga: MONUSCO and UNDP build capacity of prison staff. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU
Kananga: MONUSCO and UNDP build capacity of prison staff
Thirty-seven (37) prison staff members, including 17 women, of the Central Prison of Kananga on Monday, September 9, 2019, received training on maintaining order in the prison environment. The training course, which lasted 21…
Kinshasa: while patrol, MONUSCO police explain their mandate to the civilian population. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL
Kinshasa: while patrol, MONUSCO police explain their mandate to the civilian population
A dozen elements of the Senegalese Formed Police Unit (SENFPU2) were on a joint daytime patrol on Sunday, September 8, 2019, across the municipalities of Gombe, Kintambo, Kasa-Vubu, Lingwala, Limete, Barumbu along some of the…
MONUSCO Police form general information officers of the PNC
A new four-day general intelligence training session opened on Monday 09 September 2019 at the Mining and Hydrocarbons Police Station in Goma, North Kivu. This training, initiated by the Serious and Organized Crime Support…
MONUSCO facilitates access to medical care for inmates at Uvira’s Mulunge prison
The MONUSCO Corrections Unit and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) have enabled 350 prisoners and detainees at Mulunge Central Prison in Uvira to exercise “their right to access health care ". It is thanks…
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…
Report on the recruitment and use of children in armed groups in the DRC (2014-2017)
The report, “ Our Strength Is In Our Youth: Child Recruitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2014-2017”, is the product of staff of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission to the Democratic Republic of…
Secretary-General Appoints David McLachlan-Karr (Australia) Deputy Special Representative, MONUSCO
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of David McLachlan-Karr of Australia as his Deputy Special
MONUSCO Police trains Congolese National Police officers in ballistics. Photo : MONUSCO/UNPOL
MONUSCO Police trains Congolese National Police officers in ballistics
" Ballistics and managing gun-impacted crime scenes" is the theme of a 5-day training provided by MONUSCO since Tuesday, October 22 nd , 2019 by MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) for officers of the Technical and Scientific Police…
Twelve MONUSCO military focal points trained in the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in Bunia. Photo : MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie OKALA
Twelve MONUSCO military focal points trained in the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse in Bunia
Bunia, October 30, 2019 - The Training and Refresher Seminar for Military Focal Points of MONUSCO Force, which opened on Tuesday, October 29, ended last Wednesday. For two days, 12 military officers, including two women…