Bunia, 3 June 2013 – In Bunia, Ituri district, the Public Information section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the Government's Gender, Family and Children Office, held a meeting with local Women's associations to inform them and increase their awareness of MONUSCO's new mandate. The meeting was a first step in a campaign to promote public awareness about…
Kisangani, 3 June 2013 – The two main prisons of the Eastern province, including the central prison of Kisangani, the administrative capital, and Osio prison no longer meet the minimal safety and treatment standards required for detainees in this big province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders three sub-regional countries: Central African Republic, South Sudan and Uganda. To improve detention conditions, MONUSCO, the UN…
Kananga, 31 May 2013 - A training session for 300 senior and junior members of the Congolese National Police Force including 53 women ended on 31 May 2013 at a provincial police precinct in Kananga, Kasai Occidental province. Initiated by MONUSCO Police, the second training session on community policing techniques was launched on 6th November of last year. The ceremony was chaired by Deller Kawino, the acting provincial governor. Political and…
Kisangani, 31 May 2013 – "Police responsibility and fight against violence on women and young girls in DRC" is the theme of a sensitization campaign for the Congolese National Police Force (PNC) organized in Kisangani on Thursday 30 May 2013 by the Gender Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Police. The campaign was officially opened by the vice-governor of Orientale province. The…
Kananga, 29 May 2013 – In Kasaï Occidental province, the Joint Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), like other peacekeeping missions, marked the International Peacekeepers' Day. Several provincial administrative and military officials attended the ceremony, including the vice-governor, Deller Kawino, and the deputy-speaker of the provincial Assembly. The highlight of the…
Kisangani, 31 May 2013 – The UN Peacekeepers' Day was celebrated in Kisangani, Orientale province, on 29 May 2013, with simple military activities and a reading of the UN Secretary-General's message, in which he paid tribute to UN peacekeepers worldwide. The celebration began with the hoisting of the UN flag followed by a one-minute silence and laying of wreath in honor of the fallen peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The…
Kindu, 29 May 2013 – In Kindu, the administrative capital of Maniema province in Eastern DRC, the UN peacekeepers' Day was commemorated with a relative splendor. Under the theme: "UN Peacekeeping Day: Adapting to New Challenges," three activities were organized to mark the Day. In the main activity of the day, the Egyptian contingent of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), the UN Police, the National Armed…
Kinshasa, 29 May 2013 – United Nations Peacekeepers are, for obvious reasons, well known by the Congolese population. They have indeed been part of their daily lives for several decades and, in large population centres or remote areas of the country, they are not a source of curiosity. During these long last years, there have been many sacrifices by both builders of peace and the Congolese people in order to put an end to the instability in the…
Goma, 29 May 2013 - "The Force Intervention Brigade is something very positive," Brigadier General James Aloizi Mwakibolwa said. "The soldiers who are coming in are very professional. They are trained and instructed specifically on this mission and on how they have to perform." Less than two months after arriving in North Kivu to lead the newly-established Force Intervention Brigade against rebels from the 23 March Movement (M23), the Brigade's…
Goma, 24 May 2013 – The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon and the President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim arrived in Goma Thursday, 23 May from Kinshasa, on a three-day visit to the Great Lakes region. In Goma, the United Nations Secretary-General reiterated the message that the Intervention Brigade will be arriving soon; the president of the World Bank Group, for his part announced that his institution will contribute one…