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Tag: MONUSCO
UN peacekeepers to stay in conflict-torn eastern DRC to deter Rwanda
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo will not want the UN peacekeepers to proceed with an agreed withdrawal from the country’s conflict-torn North ... Read More
DRC’s east ‘at breaking point’ as M23’s advances worsen security, humanitarian crises
The security and humanitarian situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has further deteriorated, despite the recently held peaceful elections, as M23 ... Read More
DR Congo: Eight UN Peacekeepers injured in attack in the east, UN condemns the assault
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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