May 9

• Congo-Kinshasa: Pakistani Peacekeeper Killed in an Ambush in the South-Kivu Province [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack perpetrated Tuesday 7 May 2013 on one... Read more »

March 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Mayi-Mayi Combatants Inside Monusco Compound in Lubumbashi Surrender [press release]

  The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the peaceful surrender of 245 Mayi-Mayi Kata Katanga combatants who sought refuge inside the... Read more »

March 20

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Welcomes the Surrender of Bosco Ntaganda [press release]

  The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the surrender of the Congolese rebel Bosco Ntaganda and the decision by the United States to... Read more »

March 12

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Helicopter Accident in South Kivu [press release]

  The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) regrets to announce the death of the four crew members on board of one of its civilian helicopters that... Read more »

March 4

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Expresses Deep Concern About the Escalation of Violence in North Kivu [press release]

  The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses deep concern about the renewed fighting between rival groups in Rutshuru and... Read more »

February 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Denounces the Circulation of a Fabricated Document Ascribed to the Mission [press release]

  Since yesterday, certain media outlets have been posting a document ascribed to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more »

January 15

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Supports the Safe Return of Dr. Mukwege [press release]

  The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) of the United Nations for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and head of MONUSCO, Mr. Roger Meece, welcomes the... Read more »

January 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Dismisses Reports of Thousands of FDLR Rebels [press release]

  Between 21 and 24 December 2012, the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) dispatched an evaluation team to Mpati,... Read more »

December 28, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Fire on Peacekeepers' Helicopters [press release]

  On 26 December 2012 at approximately 20 hours, two MONUSCO helicopters were 20 kilometers North of Goma undertaking a routine flying certification when they were fired upon; once... Read more »

December 2, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Suspends UN Radio Broadcasts [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Mission Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of Congo expresses deep disappointment at a decision taken by the Conseil Supérieur de... Read more »

August 31, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Alarmed Over Killings in Masisi Territory in DR Congo

  The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Roger Meece, expressed deep concern today over reports of further massacres of civilians in Masisi territory,... Read more »

August 10, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Peacekeepers Denounce Recruiting of Child Soldiers [press release]

  The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) expressed deep concern today over growing evidence of forced recruitment of civilians by the M23 for both combat and non-combat purposes. Read more »

March 19, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Introduces New Methodology Into Civil Conflicts Management in Sud-Kivu Province [press release]

  New collaborative methods on conflicts management were recently developed by the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)... Read more »

March 14, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Welcomes Lubanga Verdict [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes today's decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the... Read more »

March 7, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Team Assesses Security Situation in Numbi [press release]

  As part of the enhanced protection of civilian population in the Sud-Kivu province, a joint team of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more »

March 5, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Country Prepares to Commemorate Women's Day 2012 [press release]

  As part of the International Women's Day commemoration on 8 March, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry for Gender, Family and Children, in partnership with the United... Read more »

March 2, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Donates Equipment to the DRC Aviation Industry [press release]

  The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) civil aviation has experienced many air disasters with heavy loss of human lives in recent years. With a view to improving air traffic,... Read more »

February 23, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Supports Civil Society in Fizi Territory [press release]

  A delegation led by the officer-in-charge of Civil Affairs in the Uvira Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco and FARDC Launch Operation 'Amani Kamilifu' Against the FDLR [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Armed forces (Forces armées de la République... Read more »

February 22, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Community Radio Journalists Trained By Radio Okapi in Equateur Province [press release]

  Between 15 and 21 February 2012, Radio Okapi of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and its partner, the NGO Fondation Hirondelle... Read more »

February 20, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: 17 Villages of Bas-Congo Now Accessible Thanks to a Road Funded By Monusco [press release]

  Seventeen villages around the port city of Matadi, Bas-Congo province, are now opened up thanks to an access road that will allow the rural population of this community to... Read more »

February 17, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Life Returns to Normal in Luvungi, Nord Kivu, Thanks to the National Police [press release]

  Following the July and August 2010 mass rapes perpetrated by presumed elements of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) against civilian populations in Luvungi,... Read more »

February 10, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO Campaigns Against HIV/Aids and STDs' Infection in Kananga Prison [press release]

  The Corrections Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the provincial Sanitation Department in... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO Invites Political Actors to Preserve a Peaceful Environment and to Use Legally Prescribed Channels to Resolve Disputes [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) takes note of the announcement by the Independent National Electoral... Read more »

February 7, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Seeking Ways for Peaceful Resolution to Local Conflicts [press release]

  The work plan midterm review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Civil Affairs Office was conducted from 29... Read more »