United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is a long-running UN peacekeeping operation tasked with protecting civilians, supporting stabilization, and assisting the government in addressing armed conflict and insecurity in the DRC.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations peacekeeping mission
peacekeeping operation
stabilization mission
abbreviation United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: "MONUSCO"
authorizedBy United Nations Security Council
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
establishedByResolution United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925
focusesOn armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
protection of civilians from armed groups
ForceInterventionBrigadeAuthorizedBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 2098
ForceInterventionBrigadeMandate neutralization of armed groups
fullName United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasComponent civilian component
military component
police component
hasForceInterventionBrigade yes
hasPeacekeepersFrom multiple United Nations member states
hasStatus ongoing mission
hasWebsite https://monusco.unmissions.org
headquartersCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
headquartersLocation Kinshasa
mandateIncludes disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants
monitoring of human rights
protection of United Nations personnel and facilities
protection of civilians
support for rule of law and state authority
support to security sector reform
support to stabilization
support to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
support to the organization of elections
missionType multidimensional peacekeeping operation
officialLanguage English
French
operatedBy United Nations
operatesInProvince Ituri Province
surface form: "Ituri"

North Kivu Province
surface form: "North Kivu"

South Kivu
Tanganyika
operatesInRegion North Kivu Province
surface form: "eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo"
parentOrganization Department of Peace Operations
surface form: "United Nations Department of Peace Operations"
partOf UN peacekeepers
surface form: "United Nations peacekeeping"
predecessor United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: "United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo"
shortName United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: "MONUSCO"
startTime 2010-07-01
subjectTo United Nations Security Council mandate renewals
supports Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: "Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo"
usesEmblem Flag of the United Nations
surface form: "United Nations emblem"

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Democratic Republic of the Congo UNMission United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
this entity surface form: "MONUSCO"
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo abbreviation United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
subject surface form: "MONUSCO"
this entity surface form: "MONUSCO"
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fullName United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
subject surface form: "MONUSCO"
Blue Helmets hasNotableMission United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UN peacekeepers notableOperation United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Second Congo War peacekeepingMission United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
this entity surface form: "MONUC"
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo predecessor United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
subject surface form: "MONUSCO"
this entity surface form: "United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo"
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo shortName United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
this entity surface form: "MONUSCO"

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