Tag: MONUSCO

DR Congo: Eight UN Peacekeepers injured in attack in the east, UN condemns the assault

March 17, 2024

At least eight United Nations peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were wounded in an assault that took place on Saturday ... Read More

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers launch phased withdrawal from war-torn east

February 29, 2024

The United Nations on Wednesday (28 February) kicked off a phased withdrawal of its MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in ... Read More

DRC: UN mission that ‘proved its limits in ‘permanent war’ is to withdraw peacekeepers

November 23, 2023

After more than a two-decade presence, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), MONUSCO is set to withdraw its ... Read More

UN condemns deadly attack in refugee camp in DRC’s Ituri province

June 13, 2023

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the ... Read More

UN peacekeeper killed in attack in DRC as East Africa leaders renew call for ceasefire

February 6, 2023

A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed in an attack on a helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday (5 ... Read More

UN peacekeepers in Congo withdraw from key military base, as protesters set UN vehicles on fire

November 3, 2022

The United Nations troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had made a strategic withdrawal from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ... Read More

RDC to speed up MONUSCO’s withdrawal plan due by 2024

August 8, 2022

The government the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that it would reassess the MONUSCO’s withdrawal plan from the country in light of the recent ... Read More

MONUSCO , UN pay tribute to 5 peacekeepers killed in DR Congo

August 2, 2022

Members of the UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo(MONUSCO) and UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid tribute Monday at a ceremony in Goma to the ... Read More

DRC: Washington calls for protection of UN peacekeepers after killing of Moroccan & Indian Blue Helmets

July 30, 2022

The United States government has called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to ensure the protection of MONUSCO sites and personnel, ... Read More

DRC: UN Security Council, EU, Arab MPs & several Arab countries decry terror attack against Moroccan peacekeepers

July 29, 2022

The UN Security Council, the European Union, the Arab Parliament and several Arab countries, including Bahrain and Jordan have strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack ... Read More