Kisangani, 21 September 2012 - In Kisangani, Province Orientale, the International Day of Peace on 21 September 2012 was used as an opportunity to focus on the issue of peace, which is lacking dearly in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A town hall on the theme of "Peace in Eastern Congo: Challenges and Outlook for the Future" was organized by the Public Information section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC…
Mbuji Mayi, 26 September 2012 – The International Day of Peace 2012 was celebrated in Mbuji-Mayi in a special way. In fact, in order to galvanize the local population around the central theme for this year's edition, "Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future", the regional office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a marathon, which attracted hundreds of participants…
Mbuji Mayi, 24 September 2012 – On 18 September 2012 in Mbuji Mayi, capital of Kasaï Oriental province, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Roger Meece, presided over the official ceremony for the deployment of Area Coordinators of Joint Offices of the United Nations system for Kasaï Oriental, Kasaï Occidental and Bas-Congo provinces. Mr. Meece was accompanied by his deputy, Fidèle Sarassoro, who is also UN…
Matadi, 21 September 2012 – On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, the Matadi Office (Bas-Congo Province) of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) carried out two days of intense activities, successively on 20 and 21 September 2012. The activities took place in the Tshela district, 210 km from the port city of Matadi. The populations from the three territories of the…
Mtwanga, 17 September 2012 - Several sections of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) launched, 17 September 2012, in the northern part of Nord Kivu province, a large-scale public awareness campaign on the mandate of the Mission in the districts of Mtwanga, Bulongo, Lume and Kasindi-Lubirihya. The backbone of MONUSCO mandate is Resolution 2053, which was adopted by the UN Security…
Goma, 19 September 2012 – The first inaugural flight to the Rwandan capital, Kigali, with a Boeing 767 of Ethiopian Airlines registered 300 ER, took place on Tuesday, 18 September 2012, as part of the Global Field Support Strategy; several officials of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) witnessed the arrival of troops on this flight. It was 9:36 local time, when the aircraft, which…
Kasindi, 13 September 2012 – The Head of the Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Beni, Nord Kivu province, laid the foundation for a vocational center dedicated to training ex-combatants during a symbolic ceremony on 6 September 2012. This new center will provide skills in sewing, carpentry and masonry to some 70 demobilized ex-combatants. The training center is built…
Bukavu, 6 September 2012 - The civilian section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized, between 4 and 6 September 2012, a workshop on the prioritization of conflicts in six of the eight territories that Bukavu counts, the provincial capital of Sud-Kivu. Representatives of the Congolese Governments, local and international NGOs, civil society organizations, as well as UN…
Bunia, 7 September 2012 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) built a health clinic for the population of Nyakeru, a village located a dozen kilometers South of Bunia, the administrative center of the district. The official ceremony to hand over these new premises was on 5 September 2012. The health clinic comprises a consultation unit, an observation unit, a pharmacy as well as…
Kinshasa, 10 September 2012 – The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mr. Ladsous arrived in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, on Sunday, 9 September 2012 in the late afternoon. In Kinshasa, the Under-Secretary-General will meet with the highest authorities of the country, before heading to the eastern part of the DRC, precisely to…