"UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO"

In findings issued in a report by the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO), the authors indicated that 93 percent of the 3,126 registered cases of “torture, cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment” affecting 4,946 victims had happened in areas experiencing conflict. UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) on the situation in the country.

The head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said, “A clear indicator of the deteriorating situation is the surge in internal displacement since January 2022, which has brought the total number of displaced people to 5.5 million – the largest caseload in Africa.” UNIFEED

Ahead of elections, peacekeeping mission drawdown in Democratic Republic of the Congo, security situation still dire, Special Representative tells Security Council.

The Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, expressed regret at the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to request that the spokesperson of the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) to depart the country. UNIFEED

Secretary-General António Guterres spoke to President Félix Tshisekedi of the DRC and conveyed his condolences and apologized for Sunday's incident which involved UN peacekeepers and took place in Kasindi on the border of the DRC. UNIFEED

Press conference by Khassim Diagne, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Protection and Operations in the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the current situation in the DRC.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Speaking at the first ever Security Council high-level debate on strategic communications in peacekeeping operations, Secretary-General António Guterres said that in a context where “misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech are increasingly used as weapons of war,” strategic communications “is critical across the spectrum of our peacekeeping mandate and crucial to achieving our mission.” UNIFEED