Kinshasa, 24 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the peaceful surrender of 245 Mayi-Mayi Kata Katanga combatants who sought refuge inside the MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi, province of Katanga, on Saturday 23 March, following an earlier attack against the city. The rebels should be handed over soon to the Government, following negotiations mediated by MONUSCO, between the Governor of…
Kinshasa, 19 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the surrender of the Congolese rebel Bosco Ntaganda and the decision by the United States to transfer him to The Hague, where he is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in Ituri between 2001 and 2003. "The surrender of Bosco Ntaganda and his early transfer to the ICC will help…
Kisangani, 13 March 2013 – During a mobile court hearing held on 18 – 23rd February 2013 at Osio detention centre located 18 kms away from South Kisangani, Orientale province, about a dozen verdicts were issued by the provincial military court. The hearing was funded by the Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan for areas emerging from armed conflict (STAREC), in the area of the fight against Impunity for Sexual violence. Under the leadership of…
Goma, 12 March 2013 – The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organised 28 February 2013 in Goma, an information-sharing forum with students on MONUSCO's role and youth contribution to the search for solutions to the new fights in Nord Kivu province. The meeting was organized by MONUSCO's public information and civil affairs divisions in collaboration with the provincial coordination of…
Goma, 13 March 2013 – Ten armed elements of the M23 rebel group including eight Congolese police officers and two Rwandan soldiers surrendered on 18 February in Goma to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). Natives of the Rutshuru territory, the eight Congolese police officers, backed by the two Rwandan soldiers cited discrimination within their movement, especially in terms of…
Kinshasa, 12 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) regrets to announce the death of the four crew members on board of one of its civilian helicopters that crashed on Saturday 09 March some 20 kilometers west of the city of Bukavu, South Kivu province. Their deaths were confirmed Tuesday, 12 March, when a MONUSCO rescue team reached the crash site. The helicopter went missing on Saturday, 09 March…
Goma, 5 March 2013 – A Fokker 50 aircraft of the national airline company Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) crashed Monday, 4 March, in the late afternoon, in a residential neighborhood of the city of Goma. MONUSCO immediately reacted with logistical support along with elements of the Formed Police Unit (FPU), members of the Nord Kivu Brigade, as well as fire-fighters, ambulances and medical doctors to assist the Congolese National Police…
Bunia, 26 February 2013 - In the territory of Mahagi and in four other territories in the district of Ituri, inter-community land dispute has become commonplace over the past years, leading to violence with property destruction. In order to address this issue, the Civil Affairs section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), within the framework of its mandate, especially its chapter dealing with…
Goma, 26 February 2013 – A joint protection team, composed of seven staff members of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and two partners from the NGO Search for Common Ground, visited Pinga, a locality northwest of Goma, to assess the security conditions of the local population. The team interacted with the local population and civil society representatives, as well as international…
Bukavu, 19 February 2013 – Twenty-five civilian and military magistrates took part in a training of trainers workshop organized last week in Bukavu, Sud Kivu Province, with the aim to reinforce the fight against sexual violence and impunity. The five-day training workshop was organized by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), in collaboration with the High Council of Magistracy In his remarks during the opening ceremony on 19…