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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Some 30 senior officers of the Sudan's People Liberation Army-in Opposition participated in an interactive workshop facilitated by UNMISS on protecting and upholding the rights of children. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS…

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…

Monsieur le Président, Merci de cette opportunité de pouvoir entretenir le Conseil de sécurité des développements survenus au Mali en rapport avec le rapport du Secrétaire général qui a été publié récemment, et ce dans le…

When displaced by conflict, turning steps homewards after years not only requires courage but also comes with its own tribulations. New returnees in Khor-gana, Western Bahr El Ghazal, speak to an UNMISS patrol about their…

How important is a good night's rest? Very, especially for the people of Wakou, South Sudan, who till recently lived 60 kilometers away from the main police station. Thanks to an UNMISS-funded police post, communities living…