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MONUSCO launches appeal against hate speeches in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO director), Abdoul Aziz Thioye, called for strengthening mechanisms to prevent, combat and punish hate speech in the DRC. Photo MONUSCO / Blaise Ndongala In recent months…
Strategic review meeting of the political process in the Central African Republic | Final communiqué
At the invitation of the Government of the Central African Republic, the Strategic Review Meeting of the Political Process in the Central African Republic was held on 4 June 2022 in Bangui, under the high patronage of His…
Joint UNMISS, CEPO workshop on good governance focuses on peace, progress
Parliamentarians and members of the organized forces in Western Equatoria came together at a workshop facilitated jointly by UNMISS and the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization to put together a roadmap on how they…
Following a return of relative stability in Marial Lou, UNMISS conducts air patrol as part of consistent engagements to maintain peace
Last year, when conflict broke out in Marial Lou in Warrap, South Sudan, UNMISS peacekeepers immediately mobilized and established a temporary base here. Nine months later, thanks to joint interventions by the UN Peacekeeping…
PEACEKEEPER OF THE DAY: for Liu Heng from China “partnerships act as a catalyst; they can make one plus one equal more than just two”
I am Liu HENG, the chief of the Female Force Protection Squad of the Chinese battalion in Gao. I am a sentry and together with my team, we work non-stop, 24 hours a day. Our main task is to patrol the MINUSMA camp and its…
MINUSMA tackles the threat of improvised explosive devices
Ninety-three peacekeepers have lost their lives to improvised explosive devices (IEDs) since MINUSMA’s deployment to Mali in 2013. IED explosions have further injured 698 civilians and 596 peacekeepers to date. These…
North Kivu: To boost the fight against impunity, MONUSCO builds the Public Prosecution Office at the Goma Peace Court
The main objective of this project is to make justice accessible to the population of the city of Goma. Photos MONUSCO / Marylène Seguy As part of its mandate to support Congolese state institutions, MONUSCO, through its…
SRSG ZIADEH VISITS MISSING PERSONS RECOURCE CENTER
On 10 June, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh, met the heads of the Missing Persons Resource Center (MPRC), Mr. Bajram Qerkinaj and Mr. Negovan Mavrić. They discussed…
Ituri: MONUSCO provides the National Human Rights Commission with modern office space
The UNJHRO of MONUSCO in Bunia had this building constructed and equipped so that the Provincial Coordination of the CNDH now has an address and is visible. Photos MONUSCO / Jean-Tobie Okala "Before, we had a very small room…
North Kivu: Twenty women and young girls who survived the violence receive market gardening kits in Nyiragongo
This five-month project is being implemented by the local NGO Cooperative of Women Living Around and on Mining Sites, COFEVAM. Photos MONUSCO Twenty or so women farmers were given market garden kits on Friday 10 June 2022 in…