Durant le mois d’août 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 393 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de juillet 2016 au cours duquel 383 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC avec 291 violations, à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (175 violations), de l’Ituri (53 violations), du Sud-Kivu (22 violations), du Haut-Uélé…
Kinshasa September 10, 2016 - Between 24 August and 1 September MONUSCO extracted some 291 individuals from the Garamba National Park on humanitarian grounds. Many of these individuals were wounded, acutely malnourished or in another life-threatening condition On 17 August, at the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and acting on humanitarian grounds, the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) extracted…
The Secretary-General takes note of the launching on 1 September of the National Dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He remains convinced that only an inclusive political dialogue will help pave the way towards peaceful and credible elections, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2277 (2016). The Secretary-General urges the political groups who have not yet joined the dialogue process to play a constructive role…
Kinshasa 3 September 2016 – On 31 August 2016, a man having introduced himself as FDLR combatant surrendered to MONUSCO DDR/RR staff in Sange (South-Kivu), to apply for his repatriation to Rwanda. After additional verification, MONUSCO suspects this person could be “Major Rafiki Castro Yacinthe” as allegedly being involved in gross human rights abuses against civilians, including the Kamananga slaughters in the South-Kivu province on 14 May 2012…
Durant le mois de juillet 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 383 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse par rapport au mois de juin 2016 au cours duquel 422 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC avec 267 violations, à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (144 violations), de l’Ituri (42 violations), du Haut-Uélé (35 violations), du Sud-Kivu…
The Secretary-General continues to follow closely the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in particular the political dialogue process. He takes note of today’s meeting of the preparatory committee to the national dialogue convened by the Facilitator of the African Union, Edem Kodjo. The Secretary-General recalls that in resolution 2277 (2016) the Security Council underlined the importance of a credible and inclusive…
Entebbe, 18 August, 2016- The HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO has ended a two-day-workshop in the Ugandan town of Entebbe. The workshop that was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe, offered participants a dynamic environment to share knowledge and experiences that enabled them to work together and get inspired by other people involved in the advancement of HIV training around MONUSCO Mission area. After…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of at least 50 civilians on 13 August in the area of Rwangoma village, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). They expressed their deep concern regarding the persistence of violence in this region, where more than 700 civilians have been killed since October 2014. They stressed…
15 August 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined his envoys from the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today in strongly condemning the killing of dozens of civilians during an overnight attack in Beni, located in restive eastern part of the country, where the UN mission and national authorities have now deployed forces in the wake if the incident. “The Secretary-General is appalled by reports…
Kinshasa -14 August 2016. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sambo Sidikou, offers his condolences to the Congolese people in general and to the population of Beni in particular, following the attack on the civilian population during the night of 13 to 14 August 2016, in the village of Rwangoma in the Beni area, allegedly committed by the ADF. Reports indicate that 31 victims have…