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Lt Gen Carlos Santos Cruz: We will go after those who are committing crimes against the population

 


Goma, 12 June 2013 – The newly-appointed Force Commander to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is currently touring the different provinces of the country to acquaint himself with the security situation on the ground, and also to meet with his troops as well as with the UN staff and the local authorities. While visiting Goma this week, he took a question from a journalist, and had this to say.

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Last batch of Tanzanian troops now in Goma for the Force Intervention Brigade




Goma, 12 June 2013 - The last batch of the Tanzanian troops committed to the Force Intervention Brigade arrived in Goma, North Kivu province, on 5 June 2013. They will be part of the 3,069 strong force, to which Malawi and South Africa are the other two contributing countries.

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Roger Meece bids farewell to colleagues and local authorities in Goma




Goma, 12 June 2013 - The special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Roger Meece, has announced his departure from MONUSCO. Mr. Meece made the announcement in Goma on Tuesday, 11 June 2013, during a press briefing at the airport.

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The protection of children at the center of a workshop in Ituri

 


Bunia, 12 June 2013
- As a prelude to the forthcoming celebration of the Day of the African Child on 16 June, ten journalists from local radio outlets in the Ituri district, Oriental province, met on Tuesday to reflect on the phenomenon of child recruitment and use by armed groups, as well as the protection of children from sexual violence. The meeting was initiated by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) through its Child Protection Unit, and UNICEF.

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The DRC’s electoral process and women’s participation in political life discussed in Matadi




Matadi, 12 June 2013 - The Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized this Wednesday in Matadi, Bas-Congo province, a workshop on the country’s electoral process and the protection of women’s rights. The meeting was organized by the Electoral division and MONUSCO Gender Office, in partnership with the provincial office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI in the French acronym) and the NGO “Pole d’Action Genre et Election”.

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The UN concerned over 53 children at risk of being retaken by the M23 in Nyiragongo, North Kivu


Kinshasa, 10 June 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, are concerned by reports indicating that at least 53 children are at risk of being re-recruited by the M23 rebel group in Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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