Songololo, 31 October 2012 - Two new wings added to Songololo prison, located in the "district des Cataractes", some 70 km from Matadi, capital of Bas-Congo province, were inaugurated on Wednesday, 31 October. The new cell blocks, respectively for women and minor detainees, were constructed by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) through its quick impact project funds. This work…
Kisangani, 29 October 2012 – On the occasion of the United Nations Day celebration on 24 October, the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and agencies of the UN system gathered in Kisangani, capital of Province Orientale, to inform the Congolese public on their respective mandates, including both their completed and ongoing programs and projects through brief presentations. In attendance at this public event…
Bunia, 20 October 2012 – On 19 October 2012, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roger Meece, inaugurated a newly built birth center for the population of Dele, a locality situated seven kilometers south of Bunia, the capital of the Ituri district, Province Oriental. The district authorities attended the inauguration ceremony. The birth center was constructed at a total cost of…
Kananga, 18 October 2012 – A training workshop for prosecution registrars and secretaries of civilian and military tribunals was held on 17 October 2012 in Kananga, capital of Kasaï Occidental province, dealing with the themes "Management of records and exhibits of evidence" and "Gathering and handling of statistical data". Organized jointly by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of National Defence, with the facilitation of…
Kalemie, 19 October 2012 - The Civil Affairs office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Kalemie, on 18 October 2012, conducted a workshop on the mapping of conflicts in this territory of Katanga province that need urgent or priority intervention. The workshop participants included civil society actors, reprensentatives of the international NGO Search for Common Ground, six…
Bukavu, 4 October 2012 - On 4 October 2012, a joint team of officials of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), members responsible for coordinating the Stabilization and Reconstruction Plan (STAREC), representatives of United Nations agencies as well as Government representatives visited the modern-looking prison of Bunyakiri, Sud Kivu province, in order to take stock of its…
Goma, 5 October 2012 – More than 50 University lecturers from Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) met during a two-day conclave, 2 to 4 October, to discuss their possible contribution to peace building efforts within the sub-region. This meeting was held during a sub-regional colloquium organized under the theme "Rôle de l'Université dans la construction de la paix et le développement durable dans la région des…
Kananga, 4 October 2012 – The Justice Support section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Kananga, Kasaï Occidental, organized a ceremony, during which it officially handed over computer kits to the Kananga Court of Appeal and Prosecutor's Office on 2 October 2012. The ceremony included the launch of a 12-day basic computer training for 12 judiciary support staff members…
Bukavu, 27 September 2012 – A Military Assessment Team from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) visited Sud Kivu on 27 September 2012 to assess the capacities and strength of local and foreign armed groups present in that province. The military assessment team was led by General James Mwakibolwa from Tanzania. The ICGLR team was made up of 11 members from Burundi, Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic…
Uvira, 3 October 2012 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) handed over the newly rehabilitated Baraka-Fizi-Minembwe road to the DRC Roads Authority on 19 September 2012. The 22 km-long stretch was renovated by MONUSCO's Chinese military engineering unit as the second phase of the 135 km-long Baraka-Fizi-Minembwe road. The first phase of the project, 33 km, was delivered on 6…