Kinshasa, 27 November 2012 – During a meeting with local and international media this Tuesday morning at the headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kinshasa, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), Roger Meece, stated that the mission which he heads is doing remarkable work in response to the recent political and military events resulting from the M23…
Goma, 24 November 2012 – A high-level delegation of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) from Kinshasa visited Goma on Saturday 24 November 2012 to enquire about the security situation and examine the preventive measures that could be implemented in response to M23 threats to advance into Bukavu in Sud Kivu, after they seized Goma a week ago. Led by General Abdallah Wafy, MONUSCO…
Matadi, 20 November 2012 - The public prosecutor for the high court in Matadi, Bas-Congo province, as well as the military prosecutor, received on 20 November 2012 in their respective premises, a gift in the form of office furniture and equipment from the Swedish Project for the fight against sexual violence. The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Matadi was tasked to hand over the donation to the two institutions, which are involved in…
Kindu, 19 November 2012 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Public Information Office in Kindu, Maniema province, on 15 November 2012, organized an awareness-raising campaign on sexual violence for the women of Lokando, a town located some 60 km from the provincial capital Kindu. The participants were inducted on the various forms of sexual violence and encouraged to…
Matadi, 9 November 2012 - A training of trainer's workshop on a law regulating public finances started in Matadi, capital of Bas-Congo province on 19 November 2012. The Coordinator of the United Nations Joint Office in this province, Hendrik Bruyn, presided over the opening session, on behalf of the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moustapha Soumaré. The workshop…
Matadi, 6 November 2012 – A second session of the basic training on community policing techniques of the Congolese National Police force was launched on 5 November 2012. Attended by 300 police elements, among which 30 women, the training is taking place at the Mvula training centre some forty kilometres from Matadi, the provincial capital of Bas-Congo. The opening ceremony of this second wave of training was chaired by the interim governor of Bas…
Matadi, 6 November 2012 – Twenty two learners completed on 3 November 2012 their training at the Centre de Récupération du Réseau des Femmes africaines économistes (REFAE) located in the neighbourhood of Ville-Basse in Matadi, the provincial capital of Bas-Congo. For a year now, this centre has been training a first group of unemployed young women, teenage mothers and illiterate women originating from the province. Training courses include beauty…
Matadi, 14 November 2012 – A three-day workshop opened on 14 November 2012 in Matadi, Bas-Congo province, to address issues concerning civil society, such as capacity-building, restructuring of thematic groups and the holding of the Elective Assembly of members of the provincial coordination bureau. In all, ninety delegates hailing from the ten territories of this province gathered in this seaport and provincial capital to attend the workshop…
Mbuji Mayi, 13 November 2012 – The public prosecutor's office in Mbuji Mayi, Kasaï Oriental province, located at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now a specialized unit as part of the fight against sexual violence. Inaugurated on Saturday, 10 November 2012, the unit is an initiative of the United Nations Joints Human Rights Office (UNJHRO). Three magistrates and one administrative secretary will be responsible for running this…
Kisangani, 9 November 2012 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) facilitated the holding on 5 November of the first meeting of the Provincial Committee on Monitoring of the Criminal Justice Chain for Province Orientale. Several State and non-State actors and representatives of international organizations involved in the justice sector participated in the meeting, which took place at…