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Goma, 16 January 2012 – The Ntoto built-up area located at around 200 km northwest of Goma in Walikale territory now looks like a ghost town. The villagers have fled their homes to take refuge around the United Nations…

Kinshasa, 24 January 2012 – During his official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr Hervé Ladsous, made the following statement in an interview with Radio…

Kinshasa, 24 January 2012 - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, will be making an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) starting this Tuesday, 24…

Goma, 13 January 2012 – In their already dire living conditions, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Shasha camp, Masisi terriroty, in Nord Kivu province, are now facing another difficulty: malaria. But it wasn't until…

Uvira, 13 January 2012 – Under a project expected to bring lasting benefits to the population of Sud Kivu, UN peacekeepers based in the area undertook the rehabilitation of the Uvira medical school, a major center of…

Aru, 19 December 2011 – In its efforts to support Congolese authorities in the promotion of rule of law, the Corrections Unit of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Goma, 3 January 2012 - The locality of Waloa Yungu, in Walikale territory, some 100 kilometers northwest of Goma, capital of Nord-Kivu province, is now looking like a ghost town. Regular fighting between rival armed groups…

Goma, 31 December 2011 – A local youth association known as Umoja Cargo, awarded the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) a prize of excellence for its peace efforts…

Goma, 23 December 2011 – Christmas is widely perceived in Africa as a children festivity; indeed, it is the only time of the year when many children can expect to get a special treat from their parents or from a kind soul…

Mikenge, 20 Décembre 2011 - La Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO), ainsi que plusieurs agences des Nations Unies et ONG locales ont effectué une…

Goma, 13 December 2011 – Through funding from its Quick Impact Projects, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) provided the hospital of Kyeshero in Goma, Nord Kivu province…

Beni, 16 October 2011 – The Public Information Division of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a week-long series of activities to raise awareness…