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Since July 2021, alone or with the Congolese army (FARDC) troops, MONUSCO peacekeepers have escorted thousands of civilian vehicles between Komanda and Bwanasura-Luna at the rate of three escorts per week.
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As part of its support for improving the security situation and protecting civilians, MONUSCO is continuing its operation to secure convoys of public transport vehicles and goods in Ituri, more particularly in the territory…

“We would have liked MONUSCO to stay here in Gina, to continue to protect us", said the traditional chief.
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January 28, 2022: It is the date chosen by MONUSCO to definitively close its military base in Gina, roughly forty kilometers from Bunia in the territory of Djugu, plagued by armed groups’ activism. Established on October 23…

Des mineurs détenus à la prison de Makala vont apprendre l’informatique. Photo MONUSCO/UAAP
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On the occasion of the World Children's Day celebrated on November 20 of each year, MONUSCO Prison Administration Support Unit issued end-of-training certificates to future computer trainers of the inmates detained at Makala…

The Kididiwe camp will host several hundreds of Congolese army troops.
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" I am delighted". These are the words used by the Sokola 1 operations commander, General Bertin Mputela, upon receiving the Kididiwe camp on Saturday November 20, 2021 from one of MONUSCO's deputy force commanders, General…

Beni: A New Bridge to Facilitate People’s and Members of Security Forces’ Mobility. Photo MONUSCO/Joel Bofengo
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" We used to worry a lot about our children whenever it rained." The women who attended in large number the inauguration of the new bridge built by MONUSCO to link Boikene and Kasabinyole neighborhoods in Beni on Wednesday…

MONUSCO has Initiated Farming Activity in Beni Central Prison to Improve Inmates’ Feeding Condition. Photo MONUSCO/Joel Bofengo
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For a little less than a month, Beni central prison has acquired a community farm kept by inmates. Corn, cassava, sweet potatoes and potatoes are grown there. This activity was initiative by MONUSCO Prison Administration…

Female MONUSCO police officers, RFUM Uvira, interact with women farmers in Rugenge (northern outskirts of the city of Uvira) after a sensitization session on the protection of civilians and women's empowerment. Photo MONUSCO\Fiston Ngoma
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In the South Kivu province, UNPOL women's network of MONUSCO (RFUM) proceeded Friday, October 29, 2021 to the donation of a large batch of inputs for market gardening to 60 women members of the association of market gardening…

A bus given by MONUSCO for transportation to the national training school for prison officers in Luzumu. Photo MONUSCO/Correction Unit
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As part of support to the prison administrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO Correction Unit (CU) donated five vehicles to the Congolese prison administration last September. Three of these vehicles are…

Hate Speech: Digital Actors from Eleven African Countries Met in Douala. Photo Nations unies
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Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, hosted from Tuesday 26 to Friday 30 October 2021, a regional forum to raise awareness and build capacities for media and communication regulatory outlets on the prevention of hate…

UN Day celebration in Goma: women in the spotlight. Photo MONUSCO/Amadou Ba
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In Goma, North Kivu, MONUSCO field office celebrated on Monday, October 25, 2021 the International Day of the United Nations. One of the highlights of this commemoration was a round table on the theme “ Women, Peace and…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "MONUSCO will maintain a presence in northern Tanganyika". Photo MONUSCO/Marcelline Comlan
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"In the northern part of Tanganyika, MONUSCO will maintain a presence to work closely with FARDC so as to provide the appropriate security response to the violence that persists in this part of the province." UN Under…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix: "The population have told us: 'Stay and be more present'". Photo MONUSCO/Ascain Zigbia-Tayoro
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On the second day of his official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, October 21, 2021, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, met with DRC Head of State Felix-Antoine…
