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By Maria Kabatanya To mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on 4 June, the MINUSCA Pakistan Contingent organized an art therapy session for children at the Polyvalent School in Kaga Bandoro, to help them deal with trauma. As one of the most vulnerable groups in…

As a response to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic (CAR), and specifically in Birao (North of the CAR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through MINUSCA donated a number of items to the local women to curb the spread of the disease. The items donated…

The convoy set off from Bangui’s 3rd district police station at 15:30 p.m., marking the start of the motorized patrol of 3 June 2020. At its head was the Central African National Gendarmerie. A United Nations Police (UNPOL) vehicle trailed closely behind. A mini tank of the MINUSCA Senegalese…

The use of face masks in public had been left to personal discretion since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. That changed on 12 June 2020, when the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) launched a campaign making wearing masks mandatory – as the number of Covid-19 infections…

Nature is sending us a clear message. We are harming the natural world – to our own detriment. Habitat degradation and biodiversity loss areaccelerating. Climate disruption is getting worse. Fires, floods, droughts and superstorms are more frequent and damaging. Oceans are heating and acidifying…

United Nations Peacekeepers in Birao commemorated the International Day of Peacekeepers on 29 May with a march past by MINUSCA Zambian contingent and Central African Republic army (FACA) troops, under the theme ‘’Women in peacekeeping – A key to peace’’. The United Nations’ flag was raised and all…

ITURI: MONUSCO Rehabilitates a vital bridge to promote trade and improve the population's safety It took three weeks for the MONUSCO Nepalese military engineers to refurbish the Kolomani bridge on the road from Bunia to Mongbwalu in the territory of Djugu, Ituri province. The official handover of…

Tanganyika : MONUSCO encourages Districts Leaders to Collaborate with Police in the Fight against Insecurity. To build and strengthen trust between local actors and the Congolese National Police in the protection of civilians, MONUSCO facilitated, on June 15, a meeting between the social partners…

North Kivu : The Chief of MONUCO Goma/Office has visited Munigi Demobilization Camp. Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani A few days ago, Omar Aboud, chief of MONUSCO/Goma office visited Munigi, one of the six demobilization camps in North Kivu run by the DDR / RR section. Munigi camp is a short distance…

Fight against COVID-19: Journalists from Beni sensitized by MONUSCO and the WHO. Photo MONUSCO/Michael ALI MONUSCO Office of Strategic Communication and Public Information organized an awareness-raising activity on COVID-19 on June 12, 2020 for 20 journalists from Beni and Butembo, in the North Kivu…

MONUSCO has trained court registry staff members in Bunia central prison on the court registry work. Photo MONUSCO From Sunday 14 to Monday 15 June 2020, MONUSCO Corrections Unit organized a two-day training sessions on the prison registry work for ten clerks of the court of Bunia central prison…

Child Protection: MONUSCO supports the development of a Provincial Roadmap for Ituri. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie OKALA Altogether, twenty people participated in a workshop held for members of the Joint Technical Working Group (GTTC) on the implementation mechanism for the Action Plan on child…