Kinshasa, 28 September 2010 - Margot Wallstrom is in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a working visit from 28 September to 6 October 2010. This is a follow up to her previous mission to the country in April 2010; and also, in conformity with the demand of the UN Secretary-General, to coordinate the United Nations System's response after the mass rapes that took place from late July to early August in North Kivu. The Special Representative on…
Kinshasa, 24 September 2010 - The United Nations publishes the preliminary report of a special inquiry into mass rapes and other human rights violations committed between 30 July and 2 August during attacks by armed groups in the territory of Walikale, North Kivu province. From 25 August to 2 September 2010, a team from the United Nations Human Rights Joint Office (UNHRJO) in the DRC visited 13 villages along the Kibua-Mpofi axis to conduct an in…
Mbandaka, 23 September 2010 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the DRC during a working visit to the administrative town of Equateur province urged to ponder for a while and make an assessment of the achievements made by the DRC for the past ten years, while acknowledging that there was still a lot to be achieved to get the country in general and Equateur province in particular, out of the cycle of violence and for…
Mbandaka, 21 September 2010 - Seventy-five officers from the Congolese National Police (PNC)'s Mobile Intervention Group are undergoing training of modern techniques for maintaining and restoring public order. The 10-day programme is provided by MONUSCO Civilian Police as part of the UN Mission's support to Security Sector Reforms' efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The opening ceremony of the training was held at the Hewa Bora…
Kinshasa, 21 September 2010 – The entire world celebrated the UN International Peace Day 2010, dedicated to cease-fire and non-violence every year. The year 2010's theme, 'Youth for Peace and Development' also coincides with the launch of the International Year of Youth. Various activities were organised by MONUSCO and its partners to mark the day across the DRC. The United Nations Secretary-General's message highlighted that 'Peace is a precious…
Kinshasa, 20 September 2010 - Ms Olamide Adedeji, Director of MONUSCO office in Ituri and Director a. i. Public Information division, died yesterday in Kinshasa. Mrs Adedeji was 60 years old. She joined the Mission in 2004 as Senior Special Adviser to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DR Congo. Subsequently she served as Head of MONUC / MONUSCO Office in Matadi, Kampala, and Bunia in Ituri. Following is the message of…
Bunia, 11 September 2010 - Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, new MONUSCO Force Commander visited Ituri for the first time from 7 to 9 September last to see for himself how the security situation is evolving in that part of Oriental province, especially the district of Walendu Bindi. He reiterated MONUSCO's support to FARDC in terms of civilians' protection. General Prakash who officially assumed office on 13 August last visited the…
Kinshasa, 14 September 2010 – While the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) is continuing its effort to reduce violence in eastern DRC, its is also focusing on the stabilisation and peace consolidation activities. On 16 September, MONUSCO Civil Affairs section (CAS), UNDP and Government's partners finalised an action plan for the training of 500 public servants to be deployed in the two Kivus and Ituri…
16 September 2010 - As part of the Quick Impact Project (QIP), MONUSCO Guatemalan Special Forces contingent undertook the construction of detention facilities for females in Bunia. The initiative was in response to a request from the public prosecutor of the Ituri district, supported by MONUSCO Rule of Law section. This project will provide female detainees with a safe accommodation before standing trial. With a funding of 13, 000 USD from…
16 September 2010 - From 30 August to 10 September, 60 journalists and media managers from North and South Kivu province took part in a workshop held respectively in Bukavu and in Goma to reinforce their capacities on media coverage of sexual violence trials. The training was organized by United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (MONUSCO-OHCHR) with the collaboration of the canadian NGO 'Journalists for Human Rights'.The objective is to improve…