11 July 2017 – The security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to be a major source of concern, with violence in the Kasai provinces, in the western part of the vast country, reaching “disturbing” levels, the United Nations Security Council was told today. Presenting the latest report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the DRC, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who…
Béni – 7 July 2017: After Erengeti, Mavivi and Mayangose districts in the city of Béni, two more districts in Béni are now lit with solar energy as part of the MONUSCO-funded project for the reduction of community violence which will contribute to civilians’ protection and facilitate the ex-combatants’ reintegration. The 20 electricity poles, installed by the ex-combatants and vulnerable young people light 700 meters’ space in the district of…
Goma, July 3rd, 2017 - The North Kivu Civil Protection Service has organized a simulation exercise involving about 2, 000 families and constituting over 11, 000 persons on Monday 03 of July in Goma to evacuate the population in the event of a volcanic eruption of the two volcanoes of Nyiragongo and Nyamuligira . This simulation exercise is part of the assessment of the contingency plan developed and adopted by the government at the national level…
Nairobi (Kenya), 6 July 2017 - The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes (O/SESG-GL) convened on 5 and 6 July in Nairobi, Kenya, a “Regional Experts and Stakeholders Consultation on Natural Resources and Good Governance for Sustainable Peace, Development and Transformation of the Great Lakes Region”. The consultations were convened…
Kinshasa, 1 July 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO Maman Sidikou is closely following recent political developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in particular the recent declarations made by key national stakeholders. The Special Representative reminds all signatories of the 31 December 2016 Agreement of their obligation to fully…
Goma, 19th june 2017 – Monusco Transport Section in Goma (Nord-Kivu) has launched a road safety campaign to span from Monday 19 to the 25 of June 2017 particularly for the eastern part of the DRC. The campaign, organized with the support of the Senior management and DMS, aims at increasing the awareness of MONUSCO personnel, both civilian and military, on the safety of driving in order to reduce traffic accidents and improve the image Of the…
Goma, 11 June, 2017 - The Goma Urban Council, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has signed the Paris Declaration on HIV. The official signing ceremony was presided over by the Deputy Mayor on Friday, 9 June, 2017 at the Goma Town Hall. The Paris Declaration is an international initiative that seeks to encourage municipal authorities to look for better and effective ways to fight against HIV in their municipalities. It also aims to…
Kitchanga, 17 June 2017 - HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO has made great strides in the fight against HIV in Kitchanga, a remote locality situated some 70 Kilometres from the North Kivu Provincial capital of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The bold awareness activities aimed at encouraging the elements of the Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC) and Police (PNC) to know their HIV status through Voluntary Confidential…
Kinshasa, 2nd June 2017 – The crisis in the Kasaï provinces, situated at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a disastrous impact on the local communities. The United Nations is seriously concerned by the continuing crisis and its impact on the populations’ survival. More than one million people are currently displaced due to the violence plaguing that part of the DRC. Most of them live in deplorable conditions, with no access…
By António Guterres When I entered the United Nations Secretariat building for the first time as Secretary-General in January, my first act was to lay a wreath honoring more than 3,500 United Nations staff who died in the service of peace. Later that same week, two Blue Helmets were killed in the Central African Republic, where they were working to prevent violent confrontations between communities from descending into mass killings. United…