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Kinshasa, 19 October 2013: MONUSCO deplores the lack of progress in prosecuting the perpetrators of gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, including mass rape, committed in November 2012 in…

Kinshasa, 18 October 2013: The head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mary Robinson, strongly condemned a new attack by the M23 against an unarmed MONUSCO helicopter, the second in…

Dungu, 8 October 2013 – Congolese armed Force (FARDC) officers In Dungu, Haut-Uélé district, in the Eastern province were trained by the Guatemalan peacekeepers of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…

Kinshasa, 16 October 2013: “I congratulate Dr. Mukwege from the bottom of my heart. The Civil Courage Prize is the recognition of his work and of the whole staff of Panzi Hospital. More generally, it honors all those who…

“MONUSCO air missions shall proceed” Kinshasa, 11 October 2013 – This afternoon, an unarmed MONUSCO helicopter came under direct fire from positions held by the March 23 (M23) rebel movement in the Rumangabo region. The Head…

CPAD, an NGO organized a three-month training session in IT, marketing, English, and sewing for 50 women. MONUSCO financed this training through one of its Quick Impact Projects (QIP). On 16 August 2013, Sodeico, a Congolese…

7 octobre 2013 – As part of an official visit to countries in Africa's Great Lakes region, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have over the past few days met with various heads of State to discuss the…

Kinshasa, 5 October 2013 - A delegation of the UN Security Council arrived in Kinshasa on 4 October for a three-day visit, aiming to reiterate the Council's support for the peace process, especially for the implementation of…

28 September 2013 – The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday voiced deep concern at the escape from prison of two national army officers who were convicted of gross human…

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo launches the second edition of the UNV photo contest. The photo contest is open to all those who have a volunteer mind. The winning photos will…

Kinshasa, 28 September 2013: In the night of 21-22 September 2013, one FARDC colonel escaped from Bukavu prison less than two weeks after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Military Court of South-Kivu province. The…

25 September 2013 – President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) warned today that the selfishness of some States could threaten efforts to set a new sustainable development agenda for the decades…