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During her tour, Bintou Keita consulted with provincial governments and different communities on the priority actions needed for a smooth but accelerated transition process. Read the full story here ➡️ press_release.pdf

Heavy rains on 4 May caused mudslides in the Kalehe territory (South Kivu), sweeping away a large part of the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi. The official death toll stands at 438, with more than 5,000 missing and…

Kinshasa, July 25, 2022: MONUSCO condemns, in the strongest terms possible, the attack on its premises in Goma, North Kivu.

PRESS RELEASE GENEVA / KINSHASA (6 July 2020) – The armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has intensified its attacks against civilians in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the…

On 9 December 2019, the Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations asked Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz to lead an independent assessment of MONUSCO’s response to the high number of attacks against…

New York / Kinshasa, 11 November 2019 - Following months of consultations with the Congolese authorities, including with the Special Adviser to the President on Youth, Gender and Violence against Women, and intense advocacy…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of David McLachlan-Karr of Australia as his Deputy Special

The Security Council reiterates its grave concern about the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). It takes note that the World Health Organisation(WHO)has declared the Ebola…

The members of the Security Council met on 24 July 2019 to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and activities of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO). They…

Kinshasa, 15 November 2018 - In response to regular attacks on the civilian population in the Beni area, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic…

8 November 2018 (KINSHASA ) – New measures to overcome challenges in the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are having a positive impact, although the outbreak remains dangerous and…

Kinshasa, 14 November 2017 – At a time when several political and civil society organizations are calling for demonstrations across the entire Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting on 15 November, the United Nations…