Kindu, December 2, 2013 - The celebration of the World AIDS Day at Kindu, capital of the Maniema province, on December 1, had two highlights. At the outset, on the eve of the occasion, Saturday, November 30, the office of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) at Kindu, through its Public Information Section, donated food and school supplies to hundreds of needy children and AIDS orphans who are in school…
Goma, 20 November 2013 – In a special ceremony held on Wednesday 20 November 2013 in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) symbolically destroyed a pile of weapons of war and other unexploded ordnance collected from ex-combatants of various armed groups. On this occasion, about 1,000 weapons and 40,000 rounds of ammunitions were destroyed…
Bukavu, 24 November 2013 – In Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), together with its partners, commemorated on 22 November 2013 the 24 th anniversary of the International Children’s Rights Day. The ceremony was an opportunity for children formerly associated with armed forces and groups to engage in…
Mbandaka, 20 November 2013 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) donated, on Thursday 31 October 2013, photovoltaic solar kits to local military and civilian courts in Mbandaka, Equateur province to facilitate their work on a regular basis since the city of Mbandaka is lacking in electrical power. The donation consists of a kit of 17 solar panels, 6 regulators, and three converters worth $25,000…
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), 25 November 2013 - Mary Robinson, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes, has begun a week-long mission to help shore up peace efforts in the region, visiting Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo-Brazzaville, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She will focus on both the immediate priority of reaching an agreed outcome to the Kampala dialogue, and on encouraging progress in implementing the…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 25 November 2013. Mary Robinson, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes, has begun a week-long mission to help shore up peace efforts in the region, visiting Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo-Brazzaville, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She will focus on both the immediate priority of reaching an agreed outcome to the Kampala dialogue, and on encouraging progress in implementing the broader…
Goma, 21 November 2013 – In a special interactive live social media broadcast on 21 November 2013 marking his first 100 days in office as head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the D.R. Congo (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler discussed with Internet users around the world what the UN Mission has achieved under his leadership so far. Interacting with users of MONUSCO’s social media outlets (Radio Okapi website, Face Book, Twitter) from the eastern D.R…
Goma, 20 November 2013 – Marking his first 100 days in office as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Martin Kobler led a special ceremony in Goma, North Kivu province, on 20 November 2013, during which a pile of weapons collected from ex-combatants of various armed groups in the country’s east were destroyed. The core message from all speakers of the day was: all armed groups must be…
Goma, 8 November 2013 – A joint official delegation from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) and the Armed Forces of the DR Congo (FARDC) undertook an assessment mission to the hilly locality of Chanzu on 5 November 2013, a day after the FARDC recaptured the area from the M23 rebel movement. The joint mission was led by the MONUSCO Force Commander, General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, the Force Intervention…
Bukavu, 11 November 2013 – A training session on the principles of community policing was held in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province, from 4 to 8 November 2013, for Congolese National Police (PNC) officials of South Kivu, with the support of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). The training, which was organized by the United Nations Police (UNPOL) in the context of security…