“Investing in Youth is investing in the future of the DRC” Kinshasa, 12 August 2015 – “I welcome the International Youth Day as a manifestation of the international community and the Government’s commitment to promote youth involvement in all processes leading to the improvement of their political and socio-economic environments. I also encourage the Congolese youth to step up their efforts as a driving force in mobilizing society in order to…
Post 2015 Agenda: Ensuring indigenous peoples' health and well-being Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for the effective promotion of the economic, social, cultural and political rights of indigenous peoples, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Kinshasa, 9 August 2015 – “The celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is a reminder of our common and shared responsibility to…
Kalemie – 1st August 2015: Benin Battalion celebrated the 55th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Benin. 1st August recalls the access of the Republic of Benin to the international sovereignty; “ it is a critical time to come together around the core values that can bring together people from the different continents in general and from Africa in particular; that would serve as a strong tie to underpin their common will to live…
Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Martin Kobler a rejoint la ville de New York le 13 juillet pour présenter son exposé trimestriel devant le Conseil de sécurité. Il a profité de ce voyage pour expliquer l'organisation du siège de l'ONU, avant d'évoquer certains aspects principaux de la mission globale de l'ONU, à savoir la transformation des conflits en paix, devant un monument représentant un cadeau du Luxembourg…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Hans-Petter Boe, Chief of Mission a.i of the Office of the International Organization for Migration, reaffirm the need to collectively fight against Trafficking in Persons Kinshasa, 30 July 2015 – “We welcome the observance of the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. In this context, we must remain vigilant and take all preventive measures to collectively fight against the serious threat posed by human…
Uvira, 24 July 2015 – From 21 through 24 July 2015, the military court of Uvira barracks organized mobile court hearings in Runingu, roughly twenty kilometers away from Uvira in the South Kivu province. The organizers of the hearings received support from the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO-Uvira and the “Union Chrétienne pour la Protection et la Défense des Droits de l'Homme/Christian Union for Human Rights Protection and…