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Dungu, 2 June 2011 – Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, the Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), was in Dungu on 2 June to lead a medal…

Kisangani, 2 June 2011 – Frequent cases of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in eastern provinces, are a subject of concern for the authorities of this country, and also for a number of actors…

Kisangani, 25 May 2011 – The Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, travelled to Kisangani from Bunia on 25…

Kisangani, 30 May 2011 -Peacekeepers' Day was celebrated on 30 May in Kisangani. Among the main actitivities were a wreath laying ceremony, a military parade, speeches, free medical consultations, and sport activities. The…

Bukavu, 4 June 2011 – A joint team comprising several sections of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) recently made a security and sociopolitical assessment visit to Nindja…

Lubumbashi, 1 June 2011- In an effort to be on par with the rest of the provinces that celebrated Peacekeepers' Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Lubumbashi Office of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo…

Dungu, 2 June 2011 – A 147-kilometer road between the northern towns of Dungu and Faradje in Province Orientale, was inaugurated on 2 June 2011, after 13 months of intense rehabilitation work by Indonesian military engineers…

Bukavu, 31 May 2011 – With human rights violations being one of the main challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), in collaboration with the United Nations Joint…

Kindu, 29 May 2011 – To kick start the Peacekeepers Day celebrations in Kindu today, a minute silence was observed for those who lost their lives while serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the year. This was…

Bukavu, 30 May 2011 – In a quest to improve security in territories with deteriorating human rights violations, the Sud Kivu-based brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…

Kinshasa, 29 May 2011 - In a simple, but emotionally-charged ceremony on 29 May, the Russian Embassy in Kinshasa, unveiled a plaque in remembrance and honor of Major Vacheslev Budarin, died in service while serving as a…

Dongo, 25 May 2011 - In the villages of Munzaya and Enyele, with a population totaling 4,000 people, you hear young men marching and singing. A year ago that sound would have been different. Singing would have been followed…