Goma 10 April 2015: The work for the construction of the North-Kivu Press Center was launched on Thursday 09 April 2015 in Goma by the provincial Governor, Julien Paluku who laid the first foundation stone in the presence of local personalities. “It is an honor for my province to be the first in DRC to benefit from this kind of support in favor of journalists. Media was instrumental in advocating for the cause of our province during the…
In Equateur, years of conflict, a lack of basic social services, poor management, low agricultural productivity and chronic poverty have disrupted the balance of local markets and exacerbated the vulnerability of the population to food insecurity. Purchase for Progress (P4P) is a joint programme of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) aimed at reviving the agricultural economy by helping…
The defeat of the March 23 Movement and the dismantling of armed groups have contributed to the emergence of islands of stability in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The islands of stability provide the Congolese Government, in partnership with MONUSCO, with an intervention framework for the progressive restoration of the authority of the state after a significant period of absence. Specifically, joint civilian teams are…
Bunia, 08 April 2015: The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Bunia concluded Wednesday 8 April a workshop on monitoring and reporting cases of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. More than twenty local human rights NGOs actors attended this two-day workshop. Participants learnt, among others, UN basic principles on peace keeping, conflicts prevention and respect for Human rights. They were also trained on how to…
Ten Congolese National Police Officers have been receiving training since Wednesday 1st April in Bunia on the use and maintenance of the new information and communication technologies. Scheduled for one month, the training is given by the Bangladeshi contingent of MONUSCO. The training program includes word processing, software installation, internet use and computers’ repair. According to Brigadier General Saif Ur Rahman, Ituri Brigade commander…
Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO, applauds Congolese sportsmen and women and urges them to engage in the service of peace and tolerance Kinshasa, 6 April 2015 – “Sports means knowing how to compete in full respect for one’s rival and the rules of the game. It is building, in adversity and respect, a beautiful game or good gesture. In this regard, sport is a societal model” declared Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary…
Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO, calls for tolerance on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwandan Genocide Kinshasa, 6 April 2015 – “Today, Rwanda and the whole world still remember the atrocities of the genocide committed in Rwanda 21 years ago. The commemoration of this sad page in human history is a heartbreaking reminder of the need for building peace together”, said Martin Kobler. In 1995, the UN made an awareness…
North Kivu Provincial National Radio and Television (RTNC) in Goma has received a new face lift with the construction of a new building financed by the North Kivu province. Presiding over the inaugural ceremony on Wednesday April 1, 2015, Governor Julien Paluku Kahongya called on the staff of the state corporation to put into good use the modern facilities (from Analogue to Digital ) with modern Radio and Television studios put at their disposal…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, and Maximilian Dyck, Country Director, UNMAS Committed with the Government for a mine-free DRC by 2020 Kinshasa, 1 April 2015 - " The objective of the Congolese Government is to make the DRC mine-free by 2020. This is not only a dream, it is also a duty, and MONUSCO as well as UNMAS are fully committed to work with the government in achieving this noble objective", has stated Martin Kobler, Special representative…