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  • 01 September 2025

This August, MONUSCO has demonstrated its commitment through a range of meaningful and impactful actions. From empowering youth as catalysts for change to providing crucial interventions for civilian protection, the mission has been actively engaged across the region. Through various articles, tweets, and videos, you can see how the Mission continues to stand with Congolese communities, address urgent challenges, and advance peace efforts, even in the most challenging circumstances.

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MONUSCO helps over 200 conflict-affected youth in Munigi by offering them a chance for social reintegration. Thanks to training in hairdressing, mechanics and pastry-making, these young people, including former child soldiers and victims of violence, can now earn a living and contribute to community peace... This project illustrates the impact of reintegration on stability and human dignity. Learn more.

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Faced with fear of armed attacks, residents of Fataki and Lodha, in Ituri, take refuge near MONUSCO bases. A face-to-face meeting took place on August 21 between these communities and the Force Commander, General Ulisses de Mesquita Gomes. While the communities implored MONUSCO not to leave, the MONUSCO force commander announced the reinforcement of operations against armed groups. Discover it here.

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In Beni (North Kivu), MONUSCO's prison administration support unit organized a free medical campaign for 130 inmates at Kangbayi prison. Kenyan, Pakistani, Indian, Nepalese and Malawian peacekeepers provided care to the detainees. Discover here.

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MONUSCO supported the 5th edition of “The One Fashion Week” in Kinshasa, under the theme “Peace and Unity.” Young women and men carried a message of inclusion and expressed their solidarity with victims of conflict, particularly in eastern DRC. See here.

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On the sidelines of Youth Day, MONUSCO celebrates young Congolese people as agents of change.
Discover the world of Moustapha, a young Congolese artist who has turned his passion for drawing into a powerful channel for conveying messages of peace and resilience. Explore it here.

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Hope for better tomorrows in a region shaken by violence: vast agricultural and livestock areas once polluted by the presence of explosive remnants of war have been cleared in Ituri as well as North and South Kivu. Result of work funded by KOICA and carried out by UNMAS and CCLAM. Learn more.

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