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Kisangani, 27 August 2012 – Thirty Congolese National Police (PNC) officers, including two women, from across Sud-Kivu province, just wrapped up a two-week training exercise at the instruction center of Kapalata, some 7 km…

Uvira, 27 August 2012 – The Child Protection section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized in Uvira, from 16 to 17 August 2012, a training workshop…

Kinshasa / Geneva 29 August 2012 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Roger Meece, expressed deep concern today over reports of further massacres of civilians in Masisi territory, North Kivu…

Kananga, 25 August 2012 – Some 250 youth association leaders participated in a workshop organized by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Kananga, Kasaï…

Bukavu, 16 August 2012 – A dialogue bringing together national and provincial lawmakers and other actors in the ongoing electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was held in Bukavu, capital of Sud-Kivu province…

Bukavu, 7 August 2012 – A workshop aimed at disseminating legal provisions criminalizing torture was held in Bukavu on Tuesday, 7 August 2012. Participants included officials from State services involved in criminal…

Kinshasa, 14 June 2012 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. Roger Meece…

Kinshasa, 7 August 2012 – The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) expressed deep concern today over growing evidence of forced recruitment of civilians by the M23 for both combat and non-combat purposes. "Whilst forced…

Goma, July 24, 2012 - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in collaboration with the World Bank, has just ended a 3-week training program focusing on Psycho-social assistance…

Geneva, 17 July 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for the appeal trial in the case of the murder of Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, and the disappearance of…

Kisangani, 17th July 2012 - A national campaign for the promotion of the Convention against torture and Law criminalizing torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was officially launched in Kisangani on Friday 13…

Entebbe, Uganda, 14 July 2012 - The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) trained its Congolese Local Staff on the negotiation and conflict resolution techniques. The…