Ituri: After weeks of tensions, authorities and MONUSCO facilitate dialogue between communities in Djugu
Jean-Tobie OKALA Residents of the Djugu territory are beginning to return to their villages. This is the result of operations conducted by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against the CRP militia, an armed group recently active in the area, and an awareness campaign…
Ituri: civilians find refuge in MONUSCO base after fighting between soldiers and militiamen
Jean-Tobie Okala Twenty-eight civilians, including nine children and seven women, found refuge on Thursday, December 25 in the MONUSCO military base in Bayoo, approximately 95 kilometers from Bunia, in Ituri. These people were fleeing violence following clashes between the Armed Forces of the DRC…
MONUSCO launches water supply project in Beni
Jean-Tobie Okala Christmas came early for residents of the Sayo neighborhood located in the northwest of the city of Beni, in North Kivu. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) launched construction work on Wednesday for a drinking water supply network. This…
Moroccan Blue Helmets Provide Free Medical Care to Detainees in Bunia
Jean-Tobie Okala This Monday, December 29, 2025, Moroccan blue helmets from MONUSCO organized a medical campaign for detainees at the central prison of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. One hundred forty-eight prisoners, including twenty women and eight minors, received free consultations and…
Road repairs by UNMISS engineers from India give Malakal communities reason to hope
UPPER NILE – The only road connecting Malakal to locations in northern Upper Nile state has been severely damaged and waterlogged during South Sudan’s long rainy season. This doesn’t just affect life-saving humanitarian assistance and regular movement but challenges an already strained economic…
UNMAS honoured with Global Leadership Award
“Mine action is critical to peace and security, humanitarian response and development efforts.” - Secretary-General António Guterres The Secretary-General addressed a unique audience on Wednesday 18 october in New York City. Business leaders, philanthropists, celebrities and ambassadors were…
UN Enhances Libyan Capacity to Deal with the Threat of Explosive Hazards
On 6 October, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) successfully implemented a special-to-theatre training of 12 Libyan Military Engineers. The month-long training aimed to enhance the Libyan capacity to carry out Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and respond to the contamination resulting…
Mine Survivors Take on UNIFIL Peacekeepers in Football
Late on Friday afternoon in Suwwana village, south east Lebanon, the football coach calls his team together for a pre-match tactical discussion. A couple of players who are sitting on the sidelines pick up their prosthetic limbs and attach them before jogging over to the huddle. This team of mine…
Libya: Bridging the Gap in Victim Assistance
On 27 and 28 July, Libyan authorities and civil society organisations, UN entities and other stakeholders have gathered to discuss gaps and opportunities in victim assistance (VA) during the Workshop on Victim Assistance in the Context of Landmines, Cluster Munitions and Other Explosive Remnants of…
Today's Mine Action News (2nd August 2017)
AFRICA Guinea Bissau Bissau Clinic Helps Amputee Plan New Life as Rapper-DJ [African Independent] Senegalese rapper and DJ Louis Bernard Diedhiou was a teenager on the day in 2001 when his love of megastar musician Youssou N’Dour nearly killed him. Hailing from Casamance, a southern region of…
More Weapons and Ammunition Destroyed in Abyei
As part of the continuing efforts to reduce the impact and risk of explosive hazards in Abyei, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) on 12 June 2017 conducted another destruction exercise of confiscated weapons and ammunition. About 25 weapons and more than 470 ammunition…
Breaking the Fast with Risk Education Messages
[UNAMI] The 14th day of Ramadan coincides with the full moon, the ultimate indicator for starting and ending the holy month of Ramadan. For the fasting community, this day is important since it marks the middle of the month and it is celebrated with specific food when possible. The population of…