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Bunia, 23 July 2011 - SRSG Mr. Roger Meece with a high-level delegation composed of MONUSCO-DRC Government officials including the Special Security Advisor to the DRC Head of State, Mr. Pierre Lumbi arrived in Bunia, district…

Goma, 28 July 2011 - The Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement (DDR/RR) Section of MONUSCO in collaboration with Internews Network based in Rwanda has launched on July 22, 2011a two-month…

Goma, 18 July 2011 – As elements of the Indian battalion's 18th Madras Group prepare to go home after their one-year tour of duty with the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…

Libenge, 20 July 2011 – Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator, Fidele Saraasoro, was part of a 20-member delegation, comprising representatives from the DR Congo government and…

This report by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) addresses the human rights violations committed against civilians in the villages of Bushani and Kalambahiro in Masisi territory, North Kivu, on 31 December…

Bukavu, 11 July 2011 – A ceremony marking the conclusion of the training in community policing for the first batch of Congolese National Police (PNC) in the Sud-Kivu province was held in Bukavu on 9 July. The training was…

Bandundu town, 8 July 2011 – The voters' registration exercise which kicked off on April 2 in Bandundu province is going well, according to estimates by the Independent Nation Electoral Commission (INEC). Nearly everybody in…

Uvira, 8 July 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is seriously concerned by the living conditions of children detained for minor offences at the Central prison of…

Mbandaka, 6 July 2011 – As elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) draw nearer, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) continues to contribute various forms of assistance to the Government…

Kinshasa, 11 July 2011 - The first ever medal parade of the Corrections Advisory Unit of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) was held on 8 July 2011 in Kinshasa…

Goma, 6 July 2011 - The area of Lukweti/Mutongo, that lies between Masisi and Walikale territories, in Nord Kivu province, has in recent times been a battlefield for different armed groups. These battles, the root causes of…

Bukavu, 4 July 2011 – When 17 staff members of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the World Food Programme (WFP)…