Goma, 4 April 2014 – At the initiative of a young Congolese blogger by the name of Guylain Balume Muhindo, founder of the "Social Medias for Artists" who, after studying cinema and social medias understood the importance of training the Congolese artists to use the social networks, MONUSCO Public Information section decided to support him by availing its press center and provide him with the necessary logistic support. About forty artists…
Thursday 03 April 2014 - in Kananga, the administrative capital of Western Kasaï province, the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized through its Public Information Section in partnership with the “Centre de Réflexion pour le Développement du Kasaï Occidental/Reflextion Center for the Development of Western Kasai)” (CRDKO) a reflection day on “peace in school environment” with a view to raising population…
Following strong increase in volcanic activity in Goma areas, Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO offers support to provincial authorities Kinshasa, 13 April 2014: “MONUSCO has offered assistance to the North Kivu authorities and will work closely with North Kivu officials in this new challenge. Assistance will be provided in a timely manner, if required”, said Martin Kobler head of MONUSCO. "I have instructed our Goma office to be ready to assist the…
NEW YORK / KINSHASA (9 April 2014) – Rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain very serious concerns, with thousands of victims, in particular in the east of the country, over the past four years, according to a UN report released Wednesday. The report, launched in New York by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, and the Special…
The activities marking the end of the Women’s month in Equateur province took place 45 KM away from Mbandaka at Widji-Fake, on the road to Bikoro on Friday 28 March 2014. MONUSCO, UNICEFand WFPtook part in the activities destined to sensitize female associations and the populations of Widji-Fake organized by the provincial Ministry of Gender and the Thematic Working Group of the civil society organizations “Gender and sex-based violence.”During…
Mbandaka, 01 April 2014 - Members of the Unarmed community conflicts related Risks Analysis communities CAR) held their monthly meeting. About twenty persons from the provincial Government, provincial Assembly, security services (FARDC, ANR/Intelligence service), provincial Divisions, HCR as well as the thematic Groups of the civil society organizations took part in the monthly meeting of the CAR. Chaired by the provincial Minister of Home…
Goma, 24 March 2014: Martin Kobler, the Head of MONUSCO announced this Monday the United Nations’ support for regulated, fair and clean exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “The United Nations family is prepared to back the exploitation, production and export of clean minerals in DRC. Specifically, it wants to forge an area of peace and stability, to foster the development of the private sector and enhance…
Bukavu, 22March 2014 - 200 motor-taxi drivers were sensitized Wednesday 19 March 2014 on increased respect for the traffic rules and police motorcyclists’ code of conduct, facilitated by MONUSCO, in collaboration with the Provincial Ministry for Transport, the Mayor of Bukavu, the Congolese National Police and Civil Society organizations. When launching the awareness session for the 200 motorcycle taxi drivers, the provincial minister for…
Kananga, 7 March 2014.MONUSCO Public Information, in partnership with the “Ligue de la Zone Afrique pour la Défense du Droit des Enfants et Elèves (LIZADEEL)” held on Friday 14 March 2014, a public awareness session on the culture of peace in school environments” for a group of students and teachers from three schools: Institute Kananga I, Primary School PI-X and Scientific Institute Kele-Kele. Nearly 150 participants took part in this meeting…
Saturday 8 March, General Pascal Champion, MONUSCO Police Component chief chaired the official ceremony for the launch of the Mission’s UNPOL Women’s Committee made up of a dozen women, all of whom members of the MONUSCO UNPOL whose roles consist in enhancing and making visible police contribution to the stabilization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, providing capacity-building for the Congolese National Police force and promoting the…