COVID-19: Sewing machines to support the making of face masks in Birao
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…
Securing the city: on patrol with the Joint Task Force for Bangui
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)…
Wearing face masks now compulsory in CAR
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…
World environment day | message of UN Secretary-general
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…
Birao: UN peacekeepers’ day observed amid COVID-19 pandemic
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…
ITURI: MONUSCO Rehabilitates a vital bridge to promote trade and improve the population's safety
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…
Tanganyika : MONUSCO encourages Districts Leaders to Collaborate with Police in the Fight against Insecurity
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…
North Kivu : The Chief of MONUCO Goma/Office has visited Munigi Demobilization Camp
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…
Fight against COVID-19: Journalists from Beni sensitized by MONUSCO and the WHO
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…
MONUSCO has trained court registry staff members in Bunia central prison on the court registry work
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…
Child Protection: MONUSCO supports the development of a Provincial Roadmap for Ituri
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…
MONUSCO raises women prisoners’ and minors’ awareness of the Covid-19 and HIV-AIDS in Bunia
MONUSCO raises women prisoners’ and minors’ awareness of the Covid-19 and HIV-AIDS in Bunia. Photo MONUSCO/Jean-Tobie OKALA Forty-eight female prisoners and thirty-two under-age boys detained in Bunia prison were sensitized…