Boboro, 31 May, 2016 – Following field activities carried out by HIV/AIDS Section it is obvious to note that prevention remains at the heart of MONUSCO’s approach to HIV. Their sensitization activities involve the work to end HIV stigma and discrimination, which are the major barriers blocking access to HIV prevention, care, support, and treatment. With the on-going joint campaign called Know Your Rights, initiated by UNAIDS and supported by…
UN Peace Keepers Day 2016 has been commemorated in Goma on Friday June 3, 2016 with lots of pump and color. The activity which took place at helipad in the MONUSCO Larva Site compound was attended by North Kivu provincial governor Julien Paluku, MONUSCO North Kivu acting Head Office Josiah Obat, relevant local authorities, Politicians, NGOs, UN Agencies, UN Blue helmets and MONUSCO staff members. After the playing of the UN Nations Anthem, three…
The headline of Le Potentiel’s article reads: “ 38 Congolese targeted by US Senate’s sanctions,” that “according to their sources, New-York reportedly added names with MONUSCO’s help; the Mission having declared itself concerned, through "the African" Maman Sidikou. This statement is false. MONUSCO has a clear mandate in which there is no mention of any role of transmitting names to an institution for sanction. MONUSCO denounces such allegations…
Uvira, 27 May 2016 – Like in many parts of the DRC, in Uvira, this Day was celebrated earlier on Friday 27 May as it fell on Sunday. A hundred invitees met at the Conference room of MONUSCO HQ: students from secondary school and universities, farmers, FARDC and PNC personnel and members of “C lubs des Amis de la Monusco (MONUSC0 Friends’ club) joined MONUSCO’s staff, “ in paying tribute to the men and women who had served and those who continue…
Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), travelled to Kanyabayonga and Nyamilima on 25 May 2016, in eastern DRC. In Kanyabayonga camp, about 314 FDLR ex-combatants and their…
I am Natalia Gallardo, a Uruguayan Peacekeeping Sailor, working in the Uruguayan Riverine Company (URPAC) in Bukavu, South Kivu. I am 22 years old; I was born in Paysandu city (North Uruguay). I come from a modest family composed only of my father and a brother, who also works in the Uruguayan Navy. In Uruguay, I worked for Paysandu Coast Guard. As a countryside young woman, it is difficult to find a job, because many tasks are designed for men…
The Secretary-General is profoundly concerned by reports of increasing political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo linked to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the country's electoral process. The Secretary-General calls for the strict respect of the fundamental freedoms and rights enshrined in the Constitution. He urges all parties to exercise restraint and express their views peacefully, including in the context of…
25 May 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed profound concern over reports of increasing political tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) linked to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the country’s electoral process. In a statement from his spokesperson, the Secretary-General called for the “strict respect of the fundamental freedoms and rights enshrined in the Constitution,” urging all parties in…
Kinshasa, 21st May 2016 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Maman Sidikou, is deeply concerned about the increasing political tensions in the DRC. He notes, in this respect, that increasing the number of judiciary proceedings and actions likely to shrink the political space will only exacerbate the tensions and…
Dungu - May 2016: MONUSCO joint delegation including the chief of Dungu office and members of UNPOL; Civil Affairs; United Nations Joint Human Rights Office; Public Information; Disarmament, Repatriation, Reintegration and Resettlement Division as well as Dungu territorial officials, more particularly the chief of Wando sub-district and PNC officers visited Gangala-Nabodio district, situated 75 km from Eastern Dungu, to officially hand over the…