The future police academy will be dedicated to training a new generation of officers and managers according to international standards. / Photos MONUSCO
MONUSCO and Belgian Development Agency Have Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to Support PNC Reform
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Belgian Development Agency (Enabel) have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the implementation of the Congolese…
General Marcos Sa Alfonso Da Costa says he is aware that much remains to be done to guarantee lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. "I am aware that we need to be even more efficient and focused on our mission”. / Photos MONUSCO
General Marcos De Sa Affonso Da Costa: "We have had Successes, but more Work is Needed to Guarantee Peace in the DRC"
MONUSCO Force Commander, Brazilian Lieutenant General Marcos Sa Affonso Da Costa, has wrapped up his tenure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after one year and nine months of service. The Mission’s Force Commander was…
MONUSCO advocates with parties to conflicts to minimize the risk of gross violations of children's rights in armed conflict. Photos MONUSCO / Marc Maro Fimbo
Beni: MONUSCO Welcomes Seven Children Who Escaped from the Hands of the ADF for their Social Reintegration
On 10 th February, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) handed over to MONUSCO seven children who escaped from the hands of the ADF (Allied Defense Forces) rebels three weeks ago in Mwalika area (Beni…
MONUSCO and UNDP have provided Beni-ville and Oicha police headquarters as well as Beni garrison military auditor with three containers for office use. / Photos Michael Ali
Beni: MONUSCO Provides National Security Forces with Containers Fitted out to Serve as Offices
" MONUSCO puts us in good conditions so that we can be able to fulfill our mission, that of protecting the population and their properties", said the Senior Commissioner Jean-Pierre Wumbi, commander of the territorial police…
The Head of the Gender, Women, Families and Children Office welcomed the establishment of the core group of women mediators and thanked MONUSCO for organizing this activity, which she described as crucial. / Photo MONUSCO
BENI: MONUSCO Trains A Core Group of Women Mediators For Conflict Resolution
On February 17, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized an awareness-raising and capacity-building session for some twenty women in the town of Beni in North Kivu. The…
Despite the shut-down, MONUSCO keeps open another of its bases in the Ruwenzori sector: that of Kilya. Photos MONUSCO / Affaires civiles
Beni: MONUSCO Shuts its Military Base in Mutwanga
On February 17, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) closed its base in Mutwanga, located about fifty km south-east of the city of Beni in North Kivu. The shutdown is part of…
These ex-combatants who fled the bush voluntarily surrendered to MONUSCO in Rutshuru a few weeks ago. While waiting for their social reintegration, they are usually billeted and cared for at the MONUSCO base in Munigi for a few weeks / Photos Alain Wandimoyi
North Kivu: MONUSCO and P-DRRCS facilitate the reintegration of a new group of ex-combatants
"I spent several months in the bush as a member of an armed group. I can assure you that MONUSCO is neither closely nor remotely associated with the M23. This is speculation created to sow doubt and discredit MONUSCO. I ask…
MONUSCO and RAPDFEM are launching a project to support women's leadership in conflict resolution and security governance in the Petit Nord.
North Kivu: MONUSCO supports a project to strengthen women's participation in conflict resolution
On the occasion of the celebration of the International Women's Rights Day, the MONUSCO/Goma office, in collaboration with the association RAPDFEM (Network of Associations for the Promotion of Women's Rights), organized on 8…
In Bunia, on 8 March 2023, peacekeepers from MONUSCO's Bangladeshi contingent organized a free medical consultation at Ndromo camp (Ituri). Photos MONUSCO / Lilianne Nyatcha
Ituri: medical consultations, women's football and cultural exchanges on the menu for 8 March 2023
Forty women survivors of sexual violence were made aware of the empowerment of women on 8 March. The police component (UNPOL) of MONUSCO, which carried out this activity in Bunia in the province of Ituri, on the fringes of…
PHOTOS MONUSCO/Marylene Seguy
Goma: MONUSCO supports the project " Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding
The consortium of women's organizations in North Kivu launched the "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding" project on Friday, March 17 in Goma, North Kivu. This project consists of setting up, in the 18 neighborhoods…
PHOTOS MONUSCO/JOEL BOFENGO
Beni: MONUSCO Funds Bridge Rehabilitation to Maximize Protection of Civilians
On Friday, March 10, MONUSCO handed over the Mamove Bridge over the Asefu River to authorities in Beni territory. This bridge, of great economic importance, had been out of use and closed to traffic for two years. It allows…
PHOTOS MONUSCO/ JOEL BOFENGO
In Beni, UNMAS Supports Identification of Police and Army Weapons To Facilitate Control Thereof
The operation to mark police and army weapons ended on Thursday, March 30, in the town of Beni. Supported and financed by MONUSCO's Mine Action Service (UNMAS), the operation aimed to identify weapons held by police and…