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The UN human rights chief is calling for greater investment in the human rights components of peace operations - not least to monitor the impact of efforts to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic. Michelle Bachelet, UN High…
South-african peacekeepers are awarded un medals. Photo MONUSCO/Force Eight hundred (800) South African National Defense Force members, including 100 female soldiers, were issued with the United Nations Medals after 12-month…
“I’m going to protect my community from the spread of COVID-19 by going door to door to raise awareness,” vows James Taban Ben. He is one of 87 youth from Eastern Equatoria who received special training from the United…
Circling above Ras-Olo in the early morning light, those on-board the United Nations helicopter can’t help but notice the huge potential of the land below. It is lush, fertile, and bursting with newly planted crops which are…
The fragile health system across South Sudan is struggling to treat patients with many preventable medical problems let alone to deal with the added burden of COVID-19. In Bor, the lack of functioning medical facilities has…
The ongoing threat of the global COVID-19 pandemic has caused shortages in personal protective equipment the world over, while economic hardship looms – but an UNMIK-supported project is addressing both issues at the same…
FARDC and MONUSCO repelled an ADF attack on 12 February 2020 in Mbau (Beni, North Kivu). Photo MONUSCO/Michael ALI GENEVA / KINSHASA (6 July 2020) – The armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has intensified its…
175 peacekeepers from the Nepalese Engineering Company (NEC) received UN Medals on 3rd July 2020 for their services rendered to MONUSCO. The medal award ceremony was chaired by the North Sector Commander of the UN Force in…
MONUSCO Police supports the reviving of the coordination tasked to combat gender-based violence. Photo MONUSCO/Laurent Sam OUSSOU The United Nations police (UNPOL) sector serving within MONUSCO in Kananga, Kasaï-Central…
The Civil Society in Bahema-Nord, Ituri province is reassured by MONUSCO’s and FARDC’s patrols. Photo MONUSCO/Force The Civil society in Bahema-Nord, Djugu Territory, Ituri province, has welcomed MONUSCO’s action which helped…
MONUSCO rolls out the construction work of a health clinic for the PNC in Tanganyika. Photo MONUSCO/UNPOL The laying of the foundation stone for the construction of a health clinic for the Congolese National Police (PNC) in…
With the December 2020 presidential elections less than six months away, preparations for the 2020/2021 election cycle in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now underway. Voter registration commenced on Tuesday, 30 June…