PNC stations in Nguilima district, located 45 km away from the west of the city of Dungu, in the territory of Haut-Uele, Eastern Province reopened on 23 May 2014; PNC activities there were disrupted in 2008 following a number of raids by Ugandan rebels of the Lord Resistant Army (LRA) The reopening of PNC station in this district is the culmination of several months’ advocacy efforts by MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) with PNC senior management. Local…
Members of the United Nations Stabilization Mission’s senior military command met in Goma on 9 and 10 May 2014 under the chairmanship of the Force Commander Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz to discuss civilians’ protection and security which are both central to MONUSCO’s mandate. On the 1 st day of the meeting, General dos Santos Cruz congratulated the Brigades and Sector Commanders on the work achieved up to date, before giving them directives on…
Bangladeshi Peacekeepers of the UN Stabilization Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), launched Wednesday 21 May 2014 in Bunia, the administrative capital of the district of Ituri, a training session around the basics for the practical use of IT tools intended for the military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) Altogether 16 learners including 2 women participated in a training which is part of MONUSCO technical…
Martin Kobler, Représentant Spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies et Chef de la MONUSCO Zainab Hawa Bangura, Représentante Spéciale du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies chargée de la question des violences sexuelles commises en période de conflit Ces haut responsables onusiens exigent un arrêt immédiat des expulsions des ressortissants de la RDC et demandent aux autorités de la République du Congo (Brazzaville) d’enquêter sur les…
Mbandaka, 21 May 2014 - In a memorandum submitted Wednesday 21 May 2014 to the office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)/Mbandaka, the administrative capital of Equateur province, local civil society organizations want the UN Mission to remain in Equateur. Addressed by the provincial Coordinator of the New Congolese Civil society organizations NSCC/Equateur to the UN Secretary-General through…
Dungu, 13 May 2014 – The 150 elements of the Guatemalan Forces deployed within the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) were awarded UN medals on 13 May 2014 in Dungu, Eastern Province, after duly completing their 9-month service in the country. This was the 13th rotation of the Guatemalan military contingent deployed in Eastern DRC, which made outstanding contributions to the FARDC-led operations, with support…
This report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) presents an analysis of the trends in sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from January 2010 until December 2013. It describes progress made by Congolese authorities in prosecuting crimes of sexual violence, and identifies obstacles in the fight against impunity for such crimes. It also makes recommendations to overcome such obstacles. The period between…
Bukavu, South-Kivu, 14 May 2014 – MONUSCO/South Kivu organized a session on DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) process and mineral traceability for provincial parliamentarians and ministries. Similar exercise was conducted on Thursday 8 May in the same Region. The session helped members of both provincial institutions have the same understanding of the national commitments made by the DR Congo to the tools such as Peace, Security…
Bukavu, South-Kivu, 14 May 2014 – MONUSCO/South Kivu organized a session on DDR (Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration) process and mineral traceability for provincial parliamentarians and ministries. Similar exercise was conducted on Thursday 8 May in the same Region. The session helped members of both provincial institutions have the same understanding of the national commitments made by the DR Congo to the tools such as Peace, Security…