The Head of MONUSCO Martin Kobler today expressed “his deep sadness by the loss of lives caused by an explosion at an ammunition depot in a military barrack in Mbuji-Mayi on Friday 24 thJanuary”. Over twenty people died, more than 50 injured and many houses destroyed by the blast, causing desolation in the city. ” I present my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones” said Martin Kobler. Kobler added”I have instructed our office in…
Kinshasa, 14 January 2014: The Head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, strongly condemned the attack carried by Mayi Mayi Cheka against Pinga, 80 kilometers northeast of Walikale, North Kivu province, on the evening of Monday, 13 January. The FARDC retaliated and chased the armed group from the village after a 30 minutes gunfight. According to the latest MONUSCO figures, four government soldiers were killed and three civilians injured during the…
Kinshasa, 13 January 2014. Mary Robinson, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes today emphasized the importance of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PCS) Framework and urged all signatories to abide by their commitments. During a two-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mary Robinson noted that recent progress had been achieved at national level through the preparation of an electoral road map, the…
Kinshasa, 10 January 2014 - MONUSCO is aware of a photo being circulated on the internet showing a MONUSCO truck in Goma during a demonstration.
Kisangani, 9 January 2014 – on Thursday 9 January 2014 in Kisangani, MONUSCO concluded a workshop on the resolution of unarmed conflict between communities in Province Oriental. The workshop was organized by the MONUSCO Civil Affairs section in collaboration with the provincial Ministry of Interior and Public Order. Some twenty civil society actors, relevant representatives of public services notably the judicial systems, Land Affairs, Planning…
Zongo, 8 January 2014 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently constructed two shelters for Congolese nationals repatriated from the Central African Republic in Zongo, a city located at the far North-western part of the Equateur Province, some 980 km from the provincial capital, Mbandaka. According to the latest estimates obtained from UNHCR and the Zongo City Council, 3037 Congolese nationals have been officially…
14 Jan 2014 - Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, DRC).
Kinshasa, 31 December 2013: The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is gravely concerned by attacks carried out concomitantly by armed men on 30 December 2013, on the headquarters of the Congolese National Radio and Television Company, N’djili International airport and the headquarters of the Congolese Armed Forces, situated at Mont Ngaliema.
Dungu, 18 December 2013 – The chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, arrived in Dungu, a city located in the far-north of the Eastern province, in the early afternoon of 18 December 2013. Shortly after arrival, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC attended a military drill organized and executed by the Guatemalan Special Forces of…
Kinshasa, 13 December 2013: Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Russ Feingold, Special Representative of the African Union Boubacar Diarra, European Union Senior Coordinator for the Great Lakes region Koen Vervaeke, and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the DRC Martin Kobler welcome the declarations…