Kinshasa, 5 October 2013 - A delegation of the UN Security Council arrived in Kinshasa on 4 October for a three-day visit, aiming to reiterate the Council's support for the peace process, especially for the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Region. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in the D. R. Congo, Martin Kobler, who joined…
28 September 2013 – The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday voiced deep concern at the escape from prison of two national army officers who were convicted of gross human rights violations, including rape and murder. A colonel in the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) escaped from Bukavu prison in the eastern province of South Kivu during the night of 21-22 September, less than two weeks after he was…
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo launches the second edition of the UNV photo contest. The photo contest is open to all those who have a volunteer mind. The winning photos will be shown at the International Volunteer Day on November 30, 2013 in Goma, and on December 5th, 2013, in Kinshasa. Send us your picture to volunteers.drc@gmail.com by November 3rd, 2013. For more information, consult the…
Kinshasa, 28 September 2013: In the night of 21-22 September 2013, one FARDC colonel escaped from Bukavu prison less than two weeks after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Military Court of South-Kivu province. The colonel escaped along with another inmate, an FARDC Major. The two military officers were sentenced by a mobile court hearing organized with the support of MONUSCO for gross human rights violations including rape and murder…
25 September 2013 – President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) warned today that the selfishness of some States could threaten efforts to set a new sustainable development agenda for the decades ahead. "At a time when the question of post-2015 development is high on the agenda, the international community is more and more marked by the failure of certain of its members to respect the fundamental principles of…
25 September 2013 – Progress has been made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in putting in place a legal regime to combat impunity for human rights violations, but the rights situation in the east of the country continues to deteriorate, according to a new United Nations report presented to the press in Kinshasa today. The report, the latest on the rights situation in the country by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay…
Kinshasa, 25 September 2013: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the attacks on schools and hospitals committed by parties to the conflict, in particular by the armed group ADF in Beni territory. The Head of MONUSCO Martin Kobler said "ADF and all other parties involved in such acts must immediately stop committing these deplorable violations of the rights of…
Bunia, 18 September 2013 – The Police of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), undertook in Bunia, Ituri district, on Monday 16 September 201, a cycle of training for Congolese National Police (PNC) personnel on the provision of security for the electoral process. Sixty PNC officers, including one woman, will follow the two-week training…
Shabunda, 18 September 2013 - A multidisciplinary team from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) conducted a mission to Shabunda in South Kivu province, from 11 to 13 September 2013, to raise public awareness on the need and justification for the UN Mission's plans for nighttime training fights in the territory. The team, composed of staff from the Public Information, Political Affairs, Civil…
Kananga, 12 September 2013 – In Kananga, Western Kasaï province, the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Center, in collaboration with the Public Information Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), organized an awareness campaign on Thursday 12 September 2013 to sensitize young school children on the dangers surrounding unexploded devices. The schools targeted for this awareness…