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Among other things, the meeting examined ways of adapting the Mission's mandate to current security realities. From 17 to 19 June, nearly 90 participants from Beni, Butembo, and Lubero, including local authorities…

The commemoration of the Day of the African Child highlighted the efforts made by children themselves, local communities, NGOs and the United Nations to ensure the protection of the very young. MONUSCO’s Child Protection…

This meeting marked the culmination of a process begun in 2022 as part of the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2250. Around one hundred young people, including thirty-seven women from Kinshasa’s four districts…

The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned a deadly attack on peacekeepers serving with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, or CAR, which claimed the life of a Zambian peacekeeper and left…

Bangui, 21 June 2025 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central…

An ongoing general court martial in Wau strives to bring much-needed justice to communities. “Noone is above the law, irrespective of the uniform they wear,” says Major General Marech Chietak from South Sudan's National…

UNMISS conducted a two-day orientation on preventing violence against women in Malakal. Photo by Nyang Lieth/UNMISS UPPER NILE - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recently provided an orientation on…

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, concluded a visit to Lebanon today as part of a planned tour to the region. Key highlights included his meetings with senior Lebanese officials…

With health services being in short supply in Upper Nile, South Sudan, UNMISS peacekeepers from India step in to bridge the gap with a two-day medical outreach for over 300 displaced people. Photo by Samuel Adwok/UNMISS UPPER…

This story was written by Elssa Gbeily, a former strategic communications consultant for the UN Department of Peace Operations focused on gender, peace and security. Every June, Pride Month highlights the rights and…

A training workshop dedicated to combating the financing of terrorism opened on Tuesday June 17, 2025 in Beni, North Kivu province. A training workshop on countering terrorist financing was launched on Tuesday, 17 June 2025…

This visit to eastern DRC is part of the partnership between the Congolese National Police and the MONUSCO Police. General Alain Bamenou of Benin, acting head of MONUSCO’s Police component (UNPOL), began a strategic tour of…