Bunia, 27 April 2012 – On Saturday, 27 April 2012 in Bunia, the Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), General Chander Prakash, chaired the decoration ceremony of Blue Helmets of the Bangladeshi contingent and military observers based in Ituri. In all, 365 Blue Helmets from different contingents received the United Nations Medal for Special Service under the…
Kinshasa, 8 May 2012 – The World Press Freedom Day which is observed every 3 May was celebrated in DRC on 8 May. Media professionals gathered in the country's major cities to address issues of common interest. In Kinshasa, celebrations were organized under the auspices of the Union nationale de la Presse du Congo (UNPC) with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations…
Bunia, 8 May 2012 – From 7 to 8 May 2012, The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) organized a training workshop for magistrates in the Ituri district on "la Lutte contre l'impunité des violences sexuelles" (Combating Impunity for Sexual Violence). This workshop is part of the Government's Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan for Areas Emerging from Armed Conflict, known by its acronym STAREC. The workshop consisted of modules on…
Kananga, 8 May 2012 – On 28 April and 5 May 2012, the Office of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kasaï Occidental, organized a round table on "Le mandat de la MONUSCO et la jeunesse dans les processus électoraux" (MONUSCO's Mandate and the Role of the Youth in the Electoral Process), in collaboration with Université Notre-Dame du Kasayi (UKA) and Université de Kananga (UNIKAN). The…
Matadi, 8 May 2012 –The United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) through its Civil Affairs Office, organized a training workshop for local experts on the peaceful negotiation, mediation and transformation of local conflicts in Matadi, the provincial capital of Bas-Congo from 8 to 12 May 2012. This workshop was attended by about a dozen participants from the Mbanza-Ngungu, Songololo, as well as Matadi…
Goma, 20 March 2012 – In Nord Kivu, Indian peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) set up a weekly course program for youngsters in villages located within their area of responsibility, thereby enabling young Congolese of the region to acquire professional skills and basic civic education. The program, coined "Catch them young", is an initiative of Nord Kivu Brigade…
Uvira, 12 April 2012 – Following reports of irregular troop movements between 2 and 8 April in the localities of Fizi, Uvira, Baraka and Luilmbaa, Sud-Kivu province, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) deployed troops to protect frightened civilian populations, and to secure strategic areas of the province. In Baraka, the Force intervened to secure the Office of the UN High…
Kisangani, 16 March 2012 - As part of activities marking the month of March, which is dedicated to women, the Kisangani Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) donated food and non-food items to female detainees at Kisangani central prison on Friday, 16 March 2012. The donation consisted mainly of mattresses, treated mosquito nets, bags of rice, buckets and mugs. In his speech…
Kinshasa, 4 April 2011 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) paid homage to the memory of the victims in the April 2011 UN plane crash. At the mission's main headquarters in Kinshasa, Roger Meece, Head of MONUSCO and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, led the ceremony, which included a wreath laying and a minute's…
Goma, 29 March 2012 – The Indian battalion of the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Nord Kivu has constructed a market for the people of Kibingu village in the Rutshuru territory, a straight-line distance of about 100km from Goma. With a population estimated at about 3000 inhabitants, there was an urgent need for a platform for the commercial trade of basic supplies in the…