Kalemie, 24 September 2015 - MONUSCO helped set up a Conflict Resolution Commission in Mukebo, district located 160 Km from North east of Manono in Tanganyika province. The Commission is made up of 14 members drawn from two communities: the Pygmies and the Luba, with a view to reviving inter-communal talks. The formed joint Commission Pygmies-Luba will help consolidate the implementation of the action plan for the resolution of inter-communal…
To commemorate the International Day of Peace, MONUSCO/Beni Public Information in collaboration with Civil Affairs organized on Monday 21 September 2015, a drawing competition around the theme of peace. 3 schools took part in the competition: Elementary school Kilewe, Elementary School Marie Corançon and “Académie Bilingue du Congo/Congo’s Bilingual Academy”. The 3 best drawings received awards and other participants received consolation prize…
On an official tour to the different territories where MONUSCO is present, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC arrived in Beni on Tuesday 15 September. “It is a farewell visit,” said Martin Kobler, who took the opportunity to comment on his two years’ tenure as head of the largest United Nations Mission in the world and on the overall political situation in DRC. Regarding the current military operations in…
Uvira, 16 September 2015 – One month later, day by day after the first returnees arrived at Mutarule, their future is still uncertain; some of them are disappointed whilst others say they have been abandoned, disappointed by “the unfulfilled promises”. One of the rarest returnees with an income-generating activity, who sells cow milk, rather praised MONUSCO for “ not abandoning them’”… In Mutarule, from sun set to sun rise, returnees stay idle…
Ten victims found dead, the population gripped by fear, the local authorities powerless in the face of the grief of those they govern: the ADF have hit the civilian population in Mbau very hard in recent weeks. As part of its strategy to neutralize armed groups, MONUSCO has initiated an awareness-raising tour of the different villages in Beni-Mbau to reassure the population of its support and encourage better collaboration from them. Mbau…
Bunia –17 September 2015: MONUSCO jointly with Gender, Family and Children in Ituri were invited by a local NGO to carry out an evaluation mission on respect for women’s rights, fight against gender-based violence and the local response to HIV/AIDs epidemics in Kunda, administrative town of Babele Be. After being welcomed by the representatives of the local authorities in Kunda, the Gender Office in Ituri and the sections women’s and child…
Bunia – 15 September 2015: Three classrooms refurbished with MONUSCO’s support were inaugurated by Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC. These newly refurbished classrooms will accommodate 450 school students, 150 boys and 300 girls and will offer them the best conditions. The rehabilitation of Nyakasanza high school is an illustration of the work achieved by MONUSCO in favor of the population…
17 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted specific actions aimed at ending sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel that require “urgent” support from countries that provide troops and police to peacekeeping operations. “Your sons and daughters risk their lives in some of the most troubled parts of the world to protect the vulnerable while advancing the cause of peace,” Mr. Ban told delegates. “Yet, as…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Jose Maria Aranaz, Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights advocate for the respect of political rights and freedoms for all Kinshasa, 15 September 2015 – "The International Day for Democracy is an important day for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With the coming elections, only the respect of democratic rules and giving space to the opposition and civil society can bring about…
Kalemie – 7 September 2015 – The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (BCNUDH) and MONUSCO Justice Support Section recently organized a round table on the problematic of the judicial protection of victims, witnesses, and experts before, during and after the trial. The objective of the activity was to bring the Justice sector and extra judiciary actors to take ownership of the protection of the victims, witnesses and experts, to provide…