3 January 2013 - The Nord Kivu Civil Society Provincial Coordination, in collaboration with the Civil Affairs and Public Information sections of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), organized a forum to raise public awareness about MONUSCO's mandate. Approximately 300 participants representing religious groups and ethnic communities of Nord Kivu, as well as universities and colleges…
The incident took place on 6 January 2013, about 80km north-east of the city of Goma, precisely at Kisheguru, a locality situated in the territory of Rutshuru. Two European tourists, a German and an Austrian traveling by road were kidnapped by members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). They legally entered the DRC on 5 January in Ishasha via Uganda. The ambush occurred while they were travelling to Béni, further north…
8 January 2013 – The United Nations official dealing with conflict-related sexual violence today welcomed the Security Council's imposition of sanctions on two armed groups active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) and 23 March Movement (M23). "The Security Council's sanctions committee for the DRC has led the way in focusing on crimes of sexual violence," the…
4 January 2013 – The substantial increase in violence among ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to a serious humanitarian crisis, displacing thousands of people who live in hostile conditions, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country said today. After conducting an evaluation mission last month to assess the security situation in the Masisi territory in North Kivu province, located in the country's…
29 December 2012 - Two ceremonies took place in the town of Bunyakiri, territory of Kalehe, about 80km south-west of the city of Bukavu, : the first was the inauguration of a bridge at Kitchanga and the second the issuance of certificates to young men and women after successfully completing a training on various professional occupations. The ceremony was attended by the chief of MONUSCO/Sud-Kivu office and the commander of MONUSCO Sud-Kivu…
3 January 2013 – In response to an increase in ethnic-related incidents and armed groups activities since September, MONUSCO sections in charge of civilian protections (civil affairs, human rights, child protection, UN Police) carried out a mission in Masisi from 26 to 31 December. The aim of the mission was to assess the security and humanitarian situation in the areas. Since September, Masisi-centre has witnessed an increase in the number of…
2 January 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today dismissed several rumours related to the presence of an armed group in the country's east. In a news release, the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC ( MONUSCO) stated that it had sent a fact-checking team to the areas of Mpati, Nyange and Bibwe, located in the Masisi territory in the eastern province of North Kivu, to look into claims that up…
28 December 2012 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today warned the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group that anyone attacking UN helicopters "will be prosecuted" as a war criminal. The warning from the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC ( MONUSCO) comes after two of the mission's utility helicopters faced hostile fire on 26 December from "two localities under M23 control," according to a…
Kinshasa, 28 December 2012: On 26 December 2012 at approximately 20 hours, two MONUSCO helicopters were 20 kilometers North of Goma undertaking a routine flying certification when they were fired upon; once from Kibumba and again from Kanyamahoro, two localities under M23 control. This is the second time that UN helicopters have been deliberately targeted by M23 elements during the month of December 2012. These attacks were reported to the…
21 December 2012 – Newly documented human rights violations in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) include cases of arbitrary executions and rape – among other atrocities – by the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group, the United Nations human rights agency said today. The findings by UN investigators in DRC come in addition to "at least 126" cases of rape blamed on members of DRC's armed forces, known by the French acronym of FARDC, the…