Kinshasa, 3 September 2010 – A moving ceremony was held in the headquarters of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) to salute the three fallen Indian Peacekeepers in Kirumba, North Kivu on 18 August. The Special Representative, Mr. Roger Meece; the Force Commander, Lieutenant General Chander Prakash; the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Missions, Atul Khare, several Congolese officials and members of the diplomatic corps…
Goma, 04 September 2010 - Armed men attacked an aircraft with 4 members of the International Medical Corps (IMC), all American nationals at about 10 a.m. on September, 1. The aicraft had just touched ground on the Kilambo airstrip, 15 km NW of Walikale. The 3rd Indian Batallion reacted immediately on appraisal by deploying a Rapid reaction team from its operational base in Walikale. This resulted in the extraction of 4 humanitarian operators and…
Bukavu, 14 August 2010 - The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Roger Meece, arrived in the town of Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu province, on August 12, for a two-day visit. ( Photo caption: SRSG Meece visits the Saio camp near Bukavu, accompanied by General Masunzu, Commander of the FARDC 10th Military Region, Noel Craven, head of IOM in Bukavu, and South…
Kinshasa, 12 August 2010 - The Public Information Division of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) concluded, on 7 August 2010, its awareness campaign designed to help the population across Kinshasa's 24 districts to gain information about the UN Mission's mandate. The public awareness drive, which was launched in May 2010 and targeted at an estimated 5,000 people in the Congolese…
Goma, 13 August 2010 - Ending his nearly 72-hour visit to North Kivu, the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roger Meece, left the provincial capital, Goma, in the early afternoon of August 12, heading to Bukavu, in the neighboring South Kivu province. While still in Goma, SRSG Meece met with the local press for over half an hour, at the Mission's headquarters in Goma…
Bandundu, 13 August 2010 - Within the framework of capacity-building for DRC's judiciary institution, Government Departments for Home Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights, backed by MONUSCO/Rule of Law section, held a series of trainings for Inspectors and Judiciary Police Officers (IPJ and OPJ). The trainings successively took place in Kasai Oriental, Kasai Occidental, Maniema and Bandundu provinces. The objectives of the training are to empower…
Dungu, 13 August 2010 - As part of his familiarization tour, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and head of MONUSCO, Roger A. Meece, on 10 August 2010 visited the sub-office in Dungu where he met with the Mission's military and civilian staff and paid a courtesy call to the territorial authorities. Immediately upon his arrival in Dungu, SRSG Meece was briefed by the…
Goma, 11 August 2010 - The Blue Helmets of MONUSCO's North Kivu Brigade successfully accomplished yet another Quick Impact Project (QIP), that is, the construction of a basket court at Kanyabayonga in Lubero territory, at the cost of 12500 US dollars, as part of the UN Mission's Civil-Military Cooperation operations (CIMIC) and Winning Hearts and Minds (WHAM) project. The QIP is dedicated to honour Corporal Husan Lal of the Indian contingent, who…
Bunia, 10 August 2010 - Peacekeepers from the Guatemalan Special Forces (GUASFOR) of MONUSCO are financing with United Nations agencies support, the construction of a wall fence around Ndromo primary school in the town of Bunia, in the northeastern Ituri district. Rehabilitation work on the school also includes erecting a mast for the Congolese national flag. The project was approved a week ago during a coordination meeting held at the Guatemalan…
Goma, 7 August 2010 - The United Nations Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Leila Zerrougui concluded on Friday, 6 August 2010, her 72-hour stay in the eastern North Kivu and Oriental provinces, where, among other things, she looked at issues regarding the security of populations, especially in mining areas, and the functioning of the justice system. In Goma, the provincial capital where…