KOMANDA, Province d’Ituri, RD Congo: Au cours d’une patrouille dans la zone sous leur responsabilité, les Casques bleus du Bataillon Bangladais de la MONUSCO s’entretiennent avec les enfants de l’Ecole Primaire de MAKAYANGA à KOMANDA sur l’importance de l’éducation. Photo MONUSCO / BANBAT Force

KOMANDA, Ituri Province, DR Congo: While out on patrol in their area of responsibility Peacekeepers of MONUSCO Bangladeshi Battalion interact with the children of MAKAYANGA Primary School at KOMANDA encouraging them on the importance of education. Photo MONUSCO / BANBAT Force

2014-05-28-DRC. Equateur, Gemena. MONUSCO SRSG M.Kobler and delegation, OCHA, WFP and UNHCR visiting a refuge camp in Mole. Photo MONUSCO/ Myriam Asmani

Beni, North Kivu Province: The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC, Leila Zerrougui has paid a day’s working visit to Beni. She held discussions with the acting Mayor and the command of the FARDC (Operation Sokola 1). She also met with various groupings including civil society and elected representatives of Beni. Discussions centered on the ongoing efforts to flash out armed groups especially the ADF and MONUSCO’S mandate of protecting the civilian population of Beni and its environs. She was accompanied by the MONUSCO Force Commander Lieutenant-General Augusto Ferreira Costa Neves. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali.

Lubero, Nord-Kivu, RDC – Le 4 janvier 2021, les casques bleus indiens de la MONUSCO ont remis des outils de travail à six anciens combattants Maï-Maï, après les avoir initiés au métier de charpentier à Lubero. L’objectif est de les aider à créer leur propre source de revenus, et de les décourager ainsi à reprendre les armes. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Lubero, North Kivu, DRC - On January 4, 2021, MONUSCO Indian peacekeepers handed over working tools to six former Mai-Mai combatants, after training them as carpenters in Lubero. The pursued objective was to help them generate their own source of income and deter them from taking up arms again. Photo MONUSCO / Force

Kalehe, Sud-Kivu, RDC : Le vendredi 2 juillet, la Cheffe de la MONUSCO a procédé a l’inauguration du Bâtiment administratif du Territoire de Kalehe, au Sud-Kivu. Au cours de la cérémonie de remise officielle du bâtiment aux autorités congolaises, Mme Bintou Keita s'est jointe aux épouses de policiers qui, par des danses et des chants, manifestaient leur joie pour le nouveau bureau du Territoire, rénové et équipé par la MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO/Alain Likota

Kalehe, South Kivu, DRC: On Friday July 2, the Head of MONUSCO inaugurated the Administrative Building of the Territory of Kalehe, South Kivu. During the official handover ceremony of the building to the Congolese authorities, Mrs. Bintou Keita joined the wives of police officers who, through dances and songs, expressed their joy over the new office renovated and equipped by MONUSCO for the territory. Photo MONUSCO/Alain Likota

Bunia, Ituri, RDC : Dans le cadre de la lutte contre les violences sexuelles, l'équipe d'engagement féminine du contingent bangladais s'est rendue ce vendredi 4 décembre 2020, au camp de personnes déplacées de Mudzipela pour discuter de la violence pendant les conflits et des moyens possibles de réparation pour les femmes affectées par ce fléau. L'équipe a assuré ces femmes vulnérables de la présence de la MONUSCO à leurs côtés. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Bunia, Ituri, DRC: In the framework of the fight against Sexual violence, the Female Engagement Team of the Bangladeshi contingent have, today, 04 December, 2020, visited Mudzipela Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp to discuss the issue of violence during conflicts and to explore possible avenues for the rehabilitation of the women affected by displacement. The team reassured the women of MONUSCO’s presence on their side. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Beni, Nord-Kivu, RDC : Dans le contexte actuel du Covid-19, la Brigade d'intervention de la MONUSCO prend toutes les mesures pour garantir la sécurité des visiteurs et du personnel de la Mission. Les troupes ont été sensibilisées sur les différentes mesures barrières. Ici, Caporal Laverne Bott du contingent sud-africain : "Je respecte toutes les directives qui nous ont été données pour éviter la maladie". Photo MONUSCO / Michael Ali

Beni, North Kivu, DRC: MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade is taking all measures to ensure that staff and visitors to all Mission premises are safe from the Covid-19 pandemic. Troops have been highly sensitized on the various preventive measures. ‘’I follow every directive we have been given to ensure that we remain safe’’, says Caporal Laverne Bott from the South African contingent. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Bunia, Ituri, RDC – Le nouveau coordonnateur humanitaire des Nations Unies en RDC, Bruno Lemarquis, et la coordonnatrice humanitaire adjointe, Suzanna Tkalec, se sont rendus le 18 mars dernier à Bunia. Au cours de cette première visite sur terrain, le Représentant spécial adjoint du Secrétaire général de l’ONU en RDC va rencontrer les acteurs humanitaires et de développement opérationnels dans la province de l'Ituri, ainsi que les autorités provinciales. Photo UN/ Ndeye Khady Lo

Bunia, Ituri, DRC - The new United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, Bruno Lemarquis, and the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator, Suzanna Tkalec, arrived in Bunia on 18 March. During this first field visit, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC will meet with humanitarian and development actors operating in Ituri province, as well as with provincial authorities. UN Photo/ Ndeye Khady Lo

Kinshasa, RDC – Plus de 60 femmes membres d’organisations de la Société civile, d’institutions parlementaires, de la police et de l’armée débattent depuis le 1er mars du plan d’action national de la résolution 1325 des Nations Unies sur les femmes, la paix et la sécurité, à l’occasion de trois journées portes ouvertes organisées par les sections Genre et Affaires politiques de la MONUSCO. Leurs recommandations seront partagées ce 3 mars avec les autorités du gouvernement et de la MONUSCO en vue d’améliorer la participation des femmes dans tous les secteurs de la vie publique en RDC. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna

Kinshasa, DRC - More than 60 women members of civil society organisations, parliamentary institutions, the police and the army have been discussing the national action plan of UN Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security since 1 March, as part of three open days organised by MONUSCO's Gender and Political Affairs sections. Their recommendations will be shared on 3 March with government and MONUSCO authorities with a view to enhancing women's participation in all sectors of public life in the DRC. Photo MONUSCO/Lydie Betyna

Kitchanga, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo – Le 4 janvier 2021, les casques bleus marocains de la MONUSCO sont intervenus pour éteindre un incendie qui s'est déclaré dans une habitation à Kitshanga. Leur réaction rapide a permis d'arrêter l'incendie et d'épargner les habitations environnantes. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Kitchanga, North Kivu, DR Congo - On January 4, 2021, MONUSCO peacekeepers from Morocco intervened to put out a fire that broke out in a house in Kitshanga. Their rapid reaction helped to stop the fire and spare homes in the vicinity. Photo MONUSCO / Force

MONUSCO Force Commander General Ricardo Neves was in Matombo (36km northeast of Beni) and then to Mamove (about ten km west of Oicha) an area of armed groups including the ADF and MM and where the Force intervention Brigade has planted its units to protect civilians. He boosted the moral of South African peacekeepers who live in very difficult conditions because of the difficulty of the terrain (rain, sludge etc.) often preventing vehicles from leaving the base ,and encouraged them work to continue to pursue their mandate to protect the civilian population. In his delegation were several civilian and military officials including the commander of the FIB, Major-General Patrick Dube, the head of the Office ai of the MONUSCO Beni, Josiah Obat. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) launched this Wednesday, November 6 in Kinshasa, a new operating system called "Client Service Delivery Model" (CSDM) ".

CSDM is a client service delivery system designed to facilitate the delivery of services relating to human resources, travels and finance. It was rolled out during MONUSCO general staff meeting held in Kinshasa, in the presence of Paulin Djomo, Head of the Regional Service Center (RSCE), based in Entebbe, Uganda, and of MONUSCO Leadership. National, international staff and uniformed personnel have shown a keen interest in the new Service.

The initiative aims to provide customized assistance to staff members in resolving issues to be brought to the attention of the Human Resources. To help the staff familiarize with the new System, 2-day walk-in sessions are being held from 6 to 7 November at Utex Africa, Kinshasa, where MONUSCO administrative offices are located.

The sessions are aimed to give the opportunity to civilian and military personnel to raise with the Regional Services Center-Entebbe all specific matters pertaining to Human Resources, Travels, Education Allowance, and Finance. Photo MONUSCO/John Bonpengo

Goma, RD Congo: Une garde d’honneur d’adieu a eu lieu samedi 24-10-2019 sur le site de Lavasite du siège de la MONUSCO à Goma pour le général Elias Martins Filho, Commandant de la Force de la MONUSCO, qui quitte officiellement la République Démocratique du Congo aujourd'hui 28 octobre 2019. Photo MONUSCO / Myriam Asmani

Goma ,DR Congo: A farewell guard of honor was held on Saturday 24-10-2019 at the lava site compound of MONUSCO headquarter in Goma for Gen.Elias Martins Filho MONUSCO Force Commander who officially leaves the DR. Congo today 28 October 2019. Photo MONUSCO / Myriam Asmani

Pinga, Nord Kivu, RDC: A la suite des sensibilisations et des appels des autorités congolaises et de la MONUSCO aux groupes armés à déposer les armes, le 26 décembre 2020, trois miliciens se sont rendus aux Casques bleus indiens à Pinga. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Pinga, North Kivu, DRC: Following sensitizations and appeals by Congolese authorities and MONUSCO to armed groups to lay down weapons; on 26 December 2020, three militiamen surrendered to Indian Peacekeepers at Pinga. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Beni, North Kivu Province: The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC, Leila Zerrougui has paid a day’s working visit to Beni. She held discussions with the acting Mayor and the command of the FARDC (Operation Sokola 1). She also met with various groupings including civil society and elected representatives of Beni. Discussions centered on the ongoing efforts to flash out armed groups especially the ADF and MONUSCO’S mandate of protecting the civilian population of Beni and its environs. She was accompanied by the MONUSCO Force Commander Lieutenant-General Augusto Ferreira Costa Neves. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali.

Goma, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo – La MONUSCO et huit agences du système des Nations Unies ont célébré ce jeudi 24 octobre 2019 la journée des Nations Unies à Goma, en présence de François Grignon, Représentant spécial adjoint du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en RDC pour les opérations et l’Etat de droit. Sur cette photo, des enfants du groupe scolaire Mater Dei déclament des poèmes et des chants. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Goma, North-Kivu, DR Congo – UN Day celebrated by MONUSCO and 8 UN Agencies at Goma Welfare House Compound today Thursday, October 24, 2019, in the presence of François Grignon, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in DRC in charge of operations and rules of law. On this picture, school children of Mater Dei School Group performing songs and poems. Photo MONUSCO / Michael Ali

Kinshasa, RDC : Le Secrétaire général adjoint des Nations Unies en charge des Opérations de maintien de la Paix, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, est arrivé en RDC ce dimanche, dans le cadre d’une visite de travail prévue de longue date. Ce lundi 14 décembre, il a rencontré, dans les installations de la MONUSCO, des leaders politiques congolais, notamment des leaders des regroupements et partis politiques dont Lamuka, FCC, Ensemble pour le changement et MLC. Photo MONUSCO/ Nana Rosine Ngangoue

Kinshasa, DRC: The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrived in the DRC on Sunday as part of a long-scheduled working visit. Today Monday, December 14, he has met Congolese political leaders, in particular leaders of the key political platforms and parties, including Lamuka, FCC, Ensemble pour le Changement and MLC, in MONUSCO facilities in Kinshasa. MONUSCO Photo / Nana Rosine Ngangoue

Kalemie, Tanganyika, RDC - La Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général de l’ONU en RDC, Bintou Keita, est arrivée lundi 20 juin 2022 à Kalemie où elle présidera ce 21 juin la cérémonie de fermeture du bureau de la MONUSCO dans le Tanganyika. Dès son arrivée, la cheffe de la MONUSCO a tenu à rencontrer la nouvelle gouverneure de cette province, Julie Ngungwa. "C'est la première fois que j'ai l'occasion d’être assise à la même table qu'une femme gouverneure. J’espère que prochainement on aura une moitié de gouverneurs hommes et une moitié de gouverneures femmes", a-t-elle declaré. Photo MONUSCO / Lydie Betyna

Kalemie, Tanganyika, DRC - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, Bintou Keita, arrived on Monday 20 June 2022 in Kalemie where she will preside over the closing ceremony of the MONUSCO office in Tanganyika on 21st June. Upon her arrival, the head of MONUSCO made a point of meeting the new governor of the province, Julie Ngungwa. "This is the first time I have had the opportunity to sit at the same table as a woman governor. I hope that soon we will have half male governors and half female governors," she said. Photo MONUSCO / Lydie Betyna

Kinshasa, RDC - La MONUSCO appuie activement le Programme de démobilisation, désarmement, réinsertion communautaire et sociale (PDDRCS) du gouvernement congolais. Le 28 juin 2022 à Kinshasa, le Représentant spécial adjoint du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en RDC, Khassim Diagne, a remis un lot de matériel, dont six véhicules et du mobilier de bureau, au coordonnateur dudit programme, Tommy Tambwe. Ce don est destiné à renforcer la mobilité et à améliorer les conditions de travail des coordinations provinciales, selon le chef adjoint de la MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO / Lydie Betyna

Kinshasa, DRC - MONUSCO is actively supporting the Congolese government's Demobilisation, Disarmament, Community Reintegration and Social Programme (PDDRCS). On 28th June 2022 in Kinshasa, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, Khassim Diagne, handed over a batch of equipment, including six vehicles and office furniture, to the coordinator of the programme, Tommy Tambwe. This donation is intended to strengthen the mobility and improve the working conditions of the provincial coordinators, according to the deputy head of MONUSCO. Photo MONUSCO / Lydie Betyna

Congolese refugees waiting in line for UNCHR provisions. This picture was published in the norwegian daily newspaper Dagsavisen in 2008 ( www.dagsavisen.no/utenriks/article352321.ece ) Goma, DRC 2008

DRC: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres payed a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo from the 31 August to 2 September 2019.In Goma he held meetings with the MONUSCO leadership, Staff Union and Humanitarian actors. He also visited the DDRRR repatriation camp in Munigi where he met some ex combatants and their families. In Beni he laid a wreath for fallen Peacekeepers and visited the Mangina Ebola Operations center where he met Ebola survivors and discharged patients. The SG ended his visit in Kinshasa where he held discussions with the President of the Republic, prime minister, National Assembly as well as opposition and governing parties and the civil society. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Dans le cadre du partenariat avec le Projet d’appui au micro, petites et moyennes entreprises (PADMPME), financé par la Banque Mondiale, ONU Femmes a animé un atelier de 2 jours pour soutenir le ministère de l’Entrepreneuriat et des PME dans la réalisation de la première étape de son diagnostic genre. Cette démarche inédite permettra au Ministère et ses démembrements de mieux prendre en compte les besoins des femmes, des hommes et des jeunes entrepreneurs pour soutenir le développement économique inclusif et durable de la République démocratique du Congo. Photo: UN Women/Carlos Ngeleka

Kalonge,South Kivu Province,DRC: The civil Affairs section of MONUSCO Bukavu led a Joint Assessment Mission to Kalonge groupment in South Kivu from the 18-20 April 2023. The team was composed of UNJHRO, UNPOL, DDRRR, and accompanied by national partners from the P-DDRCS and the ministry of interior in South Kivu.The mission was a result of increasing reports from civil society and the community alert network focal points of Kalonge and Bitale commercial center about recurrent incursions by armed groups committing several human rights violations and various PoC threats against the civilian population. Photos MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Caption: Goma, North Kivu, DRC: The Nyirangongo volcano, one of the most active in the Great Lakes region, erupted on Saturday, May 22, causing the displacement of populations who feared for their safety. MONUSCO helicopters carried out reconnaissance flights over the crater and brought in specialists to monitor and advice on the state of the volcano after the eruption.

MONUSCO has remained actively engaged alongside the Congolese population and authorities to deal with this situation. Its civil and military engineering team reopened the Goma-Rutshuru-Butembo road section, which is vital for the supply of food to the population of Goma

Peacekeepers in Goma also provided healthcare, distributing food and water to some displaced persons. MONUSCO has also remained present and continues to hold its positions in the city. Its Indian peacekeepers are patrolling 24/7 on the different routes to monitor and prevent theft-related incidents and lootings in abandoned areas.MONUSCO peacekeepers from China are working to improve traffic on the national road n° 2, between Goma, in North-Kivu, and Bukavu, in South-Kivu. making it possible for thousands of vehicles to reach Bukavu and seek refuge against the latest natural disaster which hit the city of Goma.

Beni, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo - Des casques bleus du contingent tanzanien de la MONUSCO accompagnent des maraîchères dans leurs activités champêtres au quartier Nzuma, dans la périphérie de la ville de Beni, où elles sont quelques fois victimes d’attaques armées. «Avec la présence des Casques bleus, nous pouvons aller plus loin dans la brousse pour cultiver de nouvelles terres. Quand ils ne sont pas là, nous nous limitons près de la grande route pour éviter d’être la cible d’attaques», confie une maraîchère. Photo MONUSCO / Marc Maro Fimbo

Beni, North Kivu, DR Congo - Peacekeepers from the Tanzanian contingent of MONUSCO accompany market gardeners in their farming activities in the Nzuma neighbourhood on the outskirts of the town of Beni, where they are sometimes victims of armed attacks. "With the presence of the peacekeepers, we can go further into the bush to cultivate new land. When they are not there, we limit ourselves to the main road to avoid being the target of attacks," says a market gardener. Photo MONUSCO / Marc Maro Fimbo

Kalemie, Tanganyika Province, DR Congo: Expression of sympathy of a child and a female peacekeeper of the Indonesian Rapid Deployment Battalion during the Easter feast organized by the Indian Battalion (INDORDB) at the FARDC Camp of the 22nd Naval Group in Kalemie. MONUSCO/Force photo

Kalemie, province du Tanganyika, RD Congo : Expression de sympathie d’une enfant et d’un Casque bleu féminin du bataillon indonésien de déploiement rapide, lors de la fête pascale organisée par le bataillon INDORDB au Camp des FARDC du 22ème groupement naval à Kalemie. Photo MONUSCO\Force

2014-05-28-DRC. Equateur, Gemena. MONUSCO SRSG M.Kobler and delegation, OCHA, WFP and UNHCR visiting a refuge camp in Mole. Photo MONUSCO/ Myriam Asmani

Goma,North Kivu,DRC :The new MONUSCO Force commander, Lieutenant-General Ricardo Augusto Ferreira Costa Neves, met with his sector commanders at MONUSCO headquarters in Goma on Friday, 31 January 2020. They discussed the current security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the MONUSO Force’s recent achievements and challenges faced.

Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan

Beni, Nord-Kivu, RDC - Le Sous-Secrétaire général des Nations Unies pour la gestion de la chaîne d'approvisionnement, Christian Saunders, et la directrice du Centre de service mondial des Nations Unies, Giovanna Ceglie, ont visité samedi 18 juin la base opérationnelle de la Brigade d'intervention de la Force de la MONUSCO à Eringeti, à 60 km de Beni. Ces hauts fonctionnaires de l’ONU se sont engagés à apporter un soutien continu aux efforts déployés par les soldats de la paix, dans un environnement très difficile, pour assurer la protection des civils face à l’activisme des groupes armés. Photo MONUSCO / Michael Ali

Beni, North Kivu, DRC - The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Supply Chain Management, Christian Saunders, and the Director of the UN Global Service Centre, Giovanna Ceglie, visited the operational base (COB) of the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade in Eringeti, 60 km from Beni on Saturday 18 June. The senior UN officials pledged their continued support for the efforts of the peacekeepers, in a very challenging environment, to ensure the protection of civilians from the activism of armed groups. Photo MONUSCO / Michael Ali

Bunia, Ituri, RD Congo – La Représentante spéciale du Secrétaire général des Nations unies en RDC et Cheffe de la MONUSCO, Leila Zerrougui, a rencontré des représentantes d’organisations féminines de l’Ituri. C’était au cours de sa première visite dans cette région depuis sa prise de fonction à la tête de la mission de l’ONU en RDC. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Bunia, Ituri, DR Congo - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC and Head of MONUSCO, Leila Zerrougui, met with representatives of women's organizations in Ituri. This was during her first visit to this region since taking office as head of the UN mission in the DRC. Photo MONUSCO / Michael Ali

Goma, Nord-Kivu, RDC : La MONUSCO et les FARDC sont résolument engagés dans la lutte contre les groupes armés à l’Est du pays. En visite à Goma, le général de Division Benoit Chavanat, Commandant Adjoint de la Force de la MONUSCO, a tenu une séance de travail, le 22 mars 2022, avec les différents responsables des FARDC qui sont impliqués dans la coordination, le partage d'informations et l'évaluation des menaces au Nord-Kivu et en Ituri. Ils ont fait le point sur le fonctionnement du Centre de Coordination des Opérations, un nouveau dispositif pour la planification des opérations conjointes MONUSCO -FARDC. Photo MONUSCO/Force.

Goma, North-Kivu, DRC: MONUSCO and the FARDC are resolutely engaged in the fight against armed groups in the east of the country. During a visit to Goma, Major General Benoit Chavanat, Deputy Force Commander of MONUSCO, held a working session on 22 March 2022 with various FARDC officials involved in coordination, information sharing and threat assessment in North Kivu and Ituri. They reviewed the functioning of the Operations Coordination Centre, a new mechanism for planning joint MONUSCO-FARDC operations. Photo MONUSCO/Force

Province du Tanganyika : 1er novembre 2017 : Les casques bleus du contingent béninois basés à Kongolo (390ksm de Kalemie) entreprennent actuellement des patrouilles pédestres vers les localités de Majengo à environ de 3,5 kms de Kongolo du site des Benbatt. Les casques s’entretiennent avec les populations pour apprécier la situation sécuritaire et font un monitoring pour arrêter l’avancée de la milice Maï-Maï. Depuis quelques mois, le territoire de Kongolo est en proie à l’activisme de la Milice Malaika. Photo MONUSCO\Force

Tanganyika province: 1st November 2017: Peacekeepers from Benin contingent based in Kongolo (390km from Kalemie) conducting foot patrolling in the localities of Majengo at about 3.5 km from Kongolo at Benbatt site. The peacekeepers are interacting with local populations on the security situation and conducting monitoring to stop Maï-Maï militia’s move. For the past few months, the territory of Kongolo has fallen prey to Malaika Militia’s activism. Photo MONUSCO\Force

DRC: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres payed a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo from the 31 August to 2 September 2019.In Goma he held meetings with the MONUSCO leadership, Staff Union and Humanitarian actors. He also visited the DDRRR repatriation camp in Munigi where he met some ex combatants and their families. In Beni he laid a wreath for fallen Peacekeepers and visited the Mangina Ebola Operations center where he met Ebola survivors and discharged patients. The SG ended his visit in Kinshasa where he held discussions with the President of the Republic, prime minister, National Assembly as well as opposition and governing parties and the civil society. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Goma, Nord-Kivu, RDC - Une vingtaine de femmes politiques candidates aux élections de 2023 ainsi que des femmes de la société civile du Nord-Kivu ont largement débattu jeudi 23 juin à la «Maison des femmes» à Goma sur la participation de la femme, les comportements électoraux, la communication politique et également la chaîne liée au processus électoral. Ceci au cours d’un atelier de renforcement des capacités organisé par la section Genre de la MONUSCO en collaboration avec la commission PAGE (Pool Action Genre et Elections). L’objectif, selon les organisateurs, était d’inciter les femmes à bien se préparer pour faire face à la législature de 2023. Laila Bourhil, cheffe de bureau de la MONUSCO/Goma qui a participé à cet atelier, a encouragé les femmes à redoubler d’efforts afin de faire entendre leur voix au nom de la paix et de la cohésion sociale. Photo MONUSCO / Alain Wandimoyi

Goma, North Kivu, DRC - About twenty women political candidates for the 2023 elections as well as women from the civil society of North Kivu have widely debated on Thursday 23 June at the "Maison des femmes" in Goma on the participation of women, electoral behaviours, political communication and also the chain related to the electoral process. This was done during a capacity building workshop organised by the Gender section of MONUSCO in collaboration with the PAGE commission (Pool Action Genre et Elections). The objective, according to the organisers, was to encourage women to be well prepared to face the 2023 legislature. Laila Bourhil, head of the MONUSCO/Goma office who attended the workshop, encouraged women to redouble their efforts to make their voices heard in the name of peace and social cohesion. Photo MONUSCO / Alain Wandimoyi

2014-05-28-DRC. Equateur, Gemena. MONUSCO SRSG M.Kobler and delegation, OCHA, WFP and UNHCR visiting a refuge camp in Mole. Photo MONUSCO/ Myriam Asmani

Mavivi, Beni, DRC: 16 September, 202021.Civil Affairs section of Beni Field Office organizes training in integrated approach to the Protection of civilians for officers, men and women of newly arrived Kenyan component of the recently formed MONUSCO quick reaction Force (QRF). The training was opened by the Acting Head of Office of the Grand North Abdurrahman Ganda. Other resource persons were from JMAC and Human rights sections of the Beni Field Office.

Kalehe, South Kivu, DRC: The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC Bintou Keita was in Kalehe in South Kivu on 18 May 2023,where a natural disaster claimed the lives of several people on 4 May 2023. She was accompanied by the MONUSCO Police commissioner, the Head of office of MONUSCO in South Kivu as well as senior leadership of other UN agencies in the DRC. She visited the scene of the incident and met with local authorities and survivors. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Uvira, Sud-Kivu, RDC : Dans le cadre des 16 jours d’activisme contre les violences à l’égard des femmes, une équipe d’inspecteurs féminins et masculins de la Police des Nations Unies et de la Police Nationale Congolaise (PNC) a sensibilisé une soixantaine de femmes du Quartier Kilomoni 2 à Uvira, sur les conséquences de ce fléau sur la vie des femmes. Ces dernières ont été encouragées à contribuer à la lutte contre l'impunité de ces actes criminels par la dénonciation de leurs auteurs. Photo MONUSCO/Police civile

Uvira, South Kivu, DRC: As part of the 16 day-activism against sexual and gender-based violence, a team of female and male inspectors from the UN and PNC Police Forces have raised awareness of roughly sixty women from Kilomoni 2 District in Uvira, about the consequences of this plague against women. The latter were encouraged to contribute to the fight against impunity for such criminal acts by denouncing their perpetrators. Photo MONUSCO / Civilian

Manono, Province du Tanganyika, RD Congo: Une opération d’embarquement des véhicules du convoi des Casques Bleus Indonésiens de la MONUSCO (INDORDB) sur le bac de Kiambi pour assurer la traversée de la rivière Luvua. C’est dans le cadre d’une mission mixte MONUSCO- Autorités locales pour l’évaluation des activités des Comités locaux de paix, Baraza, dans le secteur de Mbayo, une localité située à 450 km au Sud-ouest. Photo MONUSCO\ François-Xavier MYBE

Manono, Province of Tanganyika, DR Congo: An embarkation operation of a convoy of vehicles of MONUSCO Indonesian Blue Helmets on the Kiambi ferry to cross the Luvua River. This was part of a joint mission, MONUSCO- local Authorities aimed at evaluating the activities of Local Peace Committees, Baraza, in the Sector of Mbayo, a locality located 450 km south-west.. Photo MONUSCO \ François-Xavier MYBE

Légende : Rutshuru, Nord-Kivu, RD Congo – A l’occasion des activités liées à la Journée internationale des droits des femmes, les membres du réseau des femmes de la Police de la Monusco (UNPOL/RFUM) ont apporté leur soutien aux femmes de la coopérative agricole CANOKI de Kiwanja, dans le Rutshuru. Cet appui a pour but d’encourager l’autonomisation de ces femmes qui ont reçu des machines à coudre ainsi que du matériel de couture. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Caption: Rutshuru, North Kivu, DR Congo – As part of the activities to commemorate the International Women's Day, members of MONUSCO POLICE Women's Network (UNPOL / RFUM) have provided support to CANOKI Female Farmer’s Cooperative in Kiwanja, Rutshuru in terms of sewing machines and equipment for their empowerment. Photo MONUSCO / Michael Ali

2014-05-28-DRC. Equateur, Gemena. MONUSCO SRSG M.Kobler and delegation, OCHA, WFP and UNHCR visiting a refuge camp in Mole. Photo MONUSCO/ Myriam Asmani

Beni, North Kivu Province Congo: The Undersecretary General (DPKO)Mr. Lacroix and the Director General (WHO)Mr. Tedros Adhanom of the United Nations were in Beni as part of their visit to the DRC. They meet medical and humanitarian NGOs involved in the Ebola crisis in the province. The delegation is accompanied by SRSG MONUSCO, Leila Zerrougui,the MONUSCO Force Commander the Minister of Health of DRC and other dignitaries of MONUSCO and the Province of North Kivu. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali

Beni North Kivu Province,DR Congo;The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the regional Director for Africa visit Beni to evaluate developments on the fight against the Ebola Virus.Photo MONUSCO/Alain Coulibaly

2014-05-28-DRC. Equateur, Gemena. MONUSCO SRSG M.Kobler and delegation, OCHA, WFP and UNHCR visiting a refuge camp in Mole. Photo MONUSCO/ Myriam Asmani

Kalehe, South Kivu, DRC: The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC Bintou Keita was in Kalehe in South Kivu on 18 May 2023,where a natural disaster claimed the lives of several people on 4 May 2023. She was accompanied by the MONUSCO Police commissioner, the Head of office of MONUSCO in South Kivu as well as senior leadership of other UN agencies in the DRC. She visited the scene of the incident and met with local authorities and survivors. Photo MONUSCO/Michael Ali