UN / DRC PEACEKEEPING UPDATE

The peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said that on Tuesday, gunfire was reported near the UN Mission’s base in Bayoo and also close to the base of Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ (UPDF) in Bule, in Ituri Province. UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:01:15
• Production Date: 20 August 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - MONUSCO
• Subject Topical: PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 3438578
• Parent Id: 3438578
• Alternate Title: unifeed250820c

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STORY: UN / DRC PEACEKEEPING UPDATE
TRT: 1:15
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 20 AUGUST 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

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FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

20 AUGUST 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3.SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“And an update from our peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are telling us about developments in Ituri and North Kivu provinces. Yesterday, gunfire was reported near the UN Mission’s base in Bayoo and also close to the base of Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ (UPDF) in Bule, in Ituri Province. The UN Mission activated security protocols and deployed patrols to secure the area and nearby sites, hosting internally-displaced people. Meanwhile, the UN Mission’s Force Commander led a delegation to Komanda, Ituri Province, to meet community representatives and honour victims of the massacre perpetrated by the ADF in July. From 15 to 18 August, the UN Mission deployed a Mobile Operating Base in Soleniama, in Irumu territory, which also in Ituri, to support demobilization with the help of religious leaders. That was done at the request of local communities.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

The peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) said that on Tuesday (19 Aug), gunfire was reported near the UN Mission’s base in Bayoo and also close to the base of Uganda People’s Defence Forces’ (UPDF) in Bule, in Ituri Province.

Speaking to reporters today (20 Aug) in New York, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said, “The UN Mission activated security protocols and deployed patrols to secure the area and nearby sites, hosting internally-displaced people.”

“Meanwhile, the UN Mission’s Force Commander led a delegation to Komanda, Ituri Province, to meet community representatives and honour victims of the massacre perpetrated by the ADF in July.”

Dujarric also said, “From 15 to 18 August, the UN Mission deployed a Mobile Operating Base in Soleniama, in Irumu territory, which also in Ituri, to support demobilization with the help of religious leaders. That was done at the request of local communities.”