Ebola: Force commander reaffirms United Nations commitment to secure health facilities in Mongbwalu
UN Force Commander Lieutenant General Ulisses De Mesquita Gomes visited Mongbwalu in the DRC to assess security operations. The mission aims to protect civilians and health facilities amid an Ebola outbreak and threats from local armed groups.
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Highlights the intersection of international peacekeeping, humanitarian health crises, and regional security in conflict zones.
The Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lieutenant General Ulisses De Mesquita Gomes, travelled to Mongbwalu, epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in Djugu Territory, to assess operations aimed at protecting civilians, support the peacekeepers deployed in the area and reaffirm the Mission’s commitment alongside the Congolese authorities.
The visit took place against a backdrop of persistent threats from armed groups in several parts of Ituri and the ongoing response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak.
In Mongbwalu, Nepalese peacekeepers maintain an operational presence aimed at reassuring communities and contributing to securing health infrastructures in the area.
Accompanied by the Commander of the Northern Sector, Brigadier General Md. Saiful Alam Bhuiyan, and the Commander of the Nepalese contingent, Colonel Deepak Khadka, the Force Commander met with the troops and reviewed activities conducted from MONUSCO’s mobile operating base.
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