Press Release - A flare-up of violence erupted on July 21, 2025 in Lopa, about thirty kilometers north of Bunia, in the Bahema Baguru chiefdom. Around 8:15 AM, heavy gunfire rang out near the mobile ...

The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the resurgence of violence observed during the month of July in Ituri Province, which has resulted in ...

The latest push for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received a boost with endorsements from the United Nations peacekeeping mission MONUSCO and the Government of Rwanda, following ...

An agreement signed by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance/March 23 ...

MONUSCO urged all parties to honour their commitments, act in good faith throughout the process, and prioritise human rights, ...

The MONUSCO force in a statement described the actions of its personnel involved in the shooting as “unspeakable and irresponsible behavior,” adding that the officers had been arrested and ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) signed on Saturday a declaration of principles seeking to achieve peace and ...

MONUSCO has a staff strength of over 17,000 in the DRC, comprising 14,000 military personnel, according to data last updated on its website in February this year.

From May 2024, MONUSCO will be present only in North Kivu and Ituri. And from July 1, its strength will be reduced by some 2,350 personnel from a maximum authorized strength of around 13,800 ...

MONUSCO has been working with the U.N. headquarters, the DRC, South Sudan, and other governments in the region to try to find a solution, he said.

U.N. officials this month announced a sweeping review of MONUSCO’s peacekeeping mission to determine how to better assist Congo civilians. In 2000, when the force first arrived in the capital ...