Goma, 8June, 2015 - From Monday, 1 to Friday, 5 June, 2015 in the North Kivu provincial capital, Goma, some twenty five military officers from the Indian Battalion (INDBATT-1) attended a five-day training workshop on HIV Peer Education organized by MONUSCO HIV/AIDS Unit in collaboration with the Military Training Cell.The training which took place within the framework of a continuous preventive campaign put in place by MONUSCO HIV/AIDS Unit was…
Bukavu, 2 June 2015- The South Kivu Brigade of MONUSCO presented to the local press its military activities within the framework of its civilian protection mandate. Colonel Siaz of the South Kivu Brigade began his presentation with a summary of the current security situation in South Kivu province, saying that things are under control despite pockets of insecurity due to the presence of some armed groups and bandits. He said as a result of the…
Kinshasa, 29 mai 2015 - Monsieur le Délégué général de la Délégation générale du Gouvernement chargée de la liaison avec la MONUSCO, Excellences Mesdames et Messieurs les ambassadeurs, Messieurs les représentants des forces de sécurité de la police et de l’armée, Chers collègues du système des Nations Unies, Distingués invités, Mesdames messieurs, La célébration de la Journée internationale des Casques bleus de l’ONU a un double objectif…
In partnership with a platform of NGOs working for the rights of Albinos, the UNJHRO is organizing on 27 and 28 May 2015 in Utex 2, Kinshasa, a training workshop on Basic Human Rights notions, human rights of persons with disability and particularly Albinos. More than 30 participants are attending the training which is perfectly in line with General Assembly Resolution 69/170 of 18 December 2014 which established the 13 June of each year as the…
International Peacekeepers day 29/05/2015 has been celebrated in Goma with the paying of Homage to fallen Blue Helmets serving under the United Nations Flag the World over , DRC and North Kivu in particular for 70 years now. The Occasion was very subtle especially with prevailing security situation in the Eastern part of the country and North Kivu in particular where negative armed groups continue with the exactions, brutal killing, rape…
Dungu, 25 May 2015— The MONUSCO Dungu Base on Saturday 23 May 2015 hosted the Dungu press’s first forum, organized at the initiative of the UN Mission’s Public Information Office, in partnership with the local press. The theme selected for this first meeting was « The Garamba National Park (GNP): realities and perspectives». Mr. Laurent Kidima, head of the GNP Community Conservation Department, was an invited guest speaker at the meeting. Those…
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The training of people involved in the fight against HIV and AIDS is very important as it is sustainable. This is the reason why MONUSCO HIV/AIDS Unit is expanding its innovative training programme to both the grassroots and public sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In this light, the Unit recently organised a training workshop to instil in the Congolese National Police (PNC) the principle of good training methods. The one-day…
The United Nations Volunteers [UNV] in collaboration with MONUSCO HIV/AIDS Unit is paving the way for Non-Governmental Organizations [NGOs] and civil society organizations (CSO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] by providing a bold approach to combating and managing HIV and AIDS through lessons from training workshops. It is obvious that the effective fight against HIV and AIDS depend on a trained and motivated workforce to carry out…