United Nations Day: Vulnerable Groups Call for a More Inclusive DRC

At United Nations Day, celebrated on October 28, 2026, at MONUSCO headquarters in Kinshasa, representatives of people with disabilities, Indigenous Pygmy peoples and people with albinism took part in a public discussion on an inclusive DRC. The gathering, attended by UN Resident Coordinator Damien Mama and the minister of Human Rights, highlighted discrimination and barriers to education, healthcare, economic opportunities and civic participation. Jean-René Nzape welcomed increased representation of Indigenous Pygmy peoples and said four of their representatives had been recruited into the United Nations system.