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New York, 7 February 2011 - Mr. President, distinguished Members of the Council, 1. It is my honor to appear before you today in association with the second report presented by the Secretary-General since the adoption of…

Goma, 10 February 2011 – In a goodwill gesture, the Indian Battalion deployed in North Kivu offered wheelchairs to a group of physically challenged people in Goma and its surroundings. The ceremony took place in the presence…

Bukavu, 10 February 2011 - The South-Kivu military court started a public hearing on Thursday, 10 February 2011 in Baraka, 35 km from Fizi and 260 km south-west of Bukavu for the eleven soldiers of the Congolese Army…

Kinshasa, 10 February 2011 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on February 10 will pave the way for rehabilitation works on roads which were halted because of the risks posed by land mines and other unexploded…

Goma, 2 February 2011 – The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) Police Chief has announced plans to launch new training projects for Congolese police officers, under UNPOL supervision. General…

Goma, 03 February 2011 - Last year 1881 rebel combatants from the militia group known as the FDLR - the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda - opted for voluntary surrender and disarmament to the United Nations…

Goma, 03 February 2011 - Last year 1881 rebel combatants from the militia group known as the FDLR - the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda - opted for voluntary surrender and disarmament to the United Nations…

New York, 4 February 2011 - Rape victims from Songo Mboyo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were presented with a boat as a gesture of solidarity from the United Nations on Monday, 7 February, in Mbandaka, DRC…

Ituri, 3 February 2011 – As part of his recent ten-day field trip, the Deputy-Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Coordinator for Humanitarian Action in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr…

Ntoto, 29 January 2011 - For the second time in a week MONUSCO Blue Helmets intervened in the North Kivu town of Ntoto and rescued six Congolese National Police Officers that were abducted by Mai Mai fighters. The early…

Bukavu, 28 January 2011 – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN System in the DR Congo, Mr. Fidèle Sarassoro, arrived in Bukavu last Friday at the start of a three…

Kinshasa , 29 January 2011 - Mindful of the good relations between the Congolese population and the United Nations System, the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) through its Public Information Division, last…