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…
Public Information Sections and Civil Affairs/MONUSCO-Kisangani organized on Tuesday 8 September a sensitization session on MONUSCO’s mandate for the leaders of the youth associations in Kisangani. About a hundred young people attended the forum. The activity is part of the dissemination of MONUSCO’s mandate and its role in the organization of the upcoming elections in the town of Kisangani. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange with young…
Uvira, 10 September 2015 – From Tuesday 8 to Wednesday 9 September 2015, the local NGO “Arche d'Alliance”, in collaboration with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO-South Kivu organized a capacity-building workshop for ten member Organizations of the “Uvira and Fizi “Network of Human Rights Association (RADHUFI). For two days, they reviewed the mechanisms for the protection of human rights activists in the South-Kivu, more…
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Bukavu, South Kivu, organized from 2 through 4 September 2015, a capacity-building workshop for 30 senior and junior staff members of the provincial Human Rights Division in the South-Kivu province. The main objective of the workshop was to help participants increased their knowledge of the concepts of human rights and fundamental freedoms as well as the concept of right in general. The initiative…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, supports the implementation of the Addis Ababa Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement Kinshasa: 12 September 2015 - "On the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South cooperation, I commend the Congolese Government for its efforts to ensure peace and stability through the reinforcement of South-South cooperation," declared Martin Kobler. Developing countries need to implement and promote South…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Martin Kobler, has expressed gratitude to MONUSCO military and civilian staff for achieving so much towards the stabilization process in the country. The Head of MONUSCO was speaking during a town hall meeting in Goma on 09 September in which he congratulated the staff for all efforts put in place during the difficult times encountered by the…
Kalemie, 9 September 2015 - The United Nations Police component (UNPOL/MONUSCO) works for the promotion of women in Tanganyika. As part of its civilian protection program, UNPOL team shared experience with women in that part of the country to assist them in improving their living conditions through revenue generating activities. In the village Taba-Masimbe, located 17 kms north-east of Kalemie along the axis Kalemie-Kabimba, Tanganyka province…