United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Maman S. Sidikou of Niger as his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Mr. Sidikou succeeds Martin Kobler of Germany. The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Kobler’s important contribution and dedicated service for the past…
Uvira, 30 September 2015 – Local authorities in Uvira attended a capacity-building seminar on decentralization and local governance held by the Civil Affairs section of MONUSCO from 24 to 26 September. Besides administrative authorities such as such as Chiefs of Chiefdoms and of Groupings, the 35 seminar participants included also civil servants and representatives from civil society, political parties and the private sector. The three-day…
At the initiative of the civil society in Dungu and with the technical and logistic support of MONUSCO Civil Affairs Section, a workshop on the capitalization of the civil society’s impact in Dungu as part of the stabilization process was held on Tuesday 30 September 2015 in the conference hall of MONUSCO Dungu. Dungu, 30 th December 2015 - Roughly 55 participants including the territorial Administrator and his aids, the district officials of…
FLAVIA PANSIERI, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing a report and a study on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo remained torn by conflicts on many levels, which were intertwined, complex, and spurred by the country’s richness in natural resources. The Democratic Republic of the Congo had experienced some of the bloodiest conflicts since the Second World War, spanning over…
Le fil conducteur du récit proposé par Martin Kobler, Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en RDC est d’établir une comparaison sur deux ans, entre l’état de la ville de Goma en septembre 2013 et la réalité de la reprise de la vie culturelle, de l’éducation, de la sécurisation et de la relance des activités économiques aujourd’hui.
Uvira, 30 September 2015 – As part of the process of restoring State authority, the Justice and Corrections Administration Support section of MONUSCO-Uvira held a capacity-building session for 11 Judicial police officers of the mining town of Masisi, in Fizi territory, North Kivu province. The session taking place on 23 September 2015 was organized in collaboration with the Public Prosecuting Office connected to the Court of Fizi. The training…
This first refresher session for 300 Congolese Police officers is part of the scheme for secured electoral process; it started Tuesday 29 September 2015 in Kisangani, the administrative town of the Tshopo province. Supported by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the refresher course will last 45 days and is divided into three sessions, each session will take two weeks each. The roll-out ceremony was held…
Martin Kobler, chief of MONUSCO, advocates non-violence for lasting peace in DRC Kinshasa, 2 October 2015 – “The road to non-violence is often the most difficult to follow, but it is the safest one to guarantee stability and social peace. Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela have demonstrated during their lifetime that non-violent action is not only possible but also the most effective way to obtain lasting and tangible results…
Tuesday 29 September 2015- The Secretary-General met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), H.E. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo.The Secretary-General encouraged the Government of the DRC to make continued progress on the implementation of its commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the country and the region (PSC Framework). He also underscored the need for a peaceful…
On Wednesday 24 September, clashes were reported between FARDC and ADF in Mayangose, an agglomeration located in the Virunga park, roughly 20 Kilometers away from North-East of the city of Beni. According to the interim Spokesperson of the Sokola 1 operations, Lieutenant Mak Hazukay, FARDC elite units has been conducting search and comb operations in the area, with a view to flushing out the rebels. The clashes started at around 15 hours…