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…
Goma, 5 October 2012 – Two hundred and ninety eight trainees from different localities of the Nord Kivu province, including 14 women, completed a six-month training program on 2 October. Organized as part of the Congolese national police force (PNC) reform initiative, the training took place in the Mugunga training centre in Goma the capital-city of the Nord Kivu province. This session constitutes a long-term basic training for these police…
Kinshasa, 27 September 2012 - The HIV/AIDS Unit of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) organized the first session of its HIV awareness program for United Nations staff on 20 September. This sensitization program is in compliance with a recommendation by the UN Secretary General, which makes the HIV induction training mandatory for all staff members, both civilian and military…
Uvira, 28 September 2012 - A joint mission was undertaken on 28 September 2012 in the territory of Uvira by the head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Minister for Home Affairs, Security and Customary Affairs, Richard Mangez, to reconcile the Bafuliru and Barundi communities in the Ruzizi plain. The third community known as Bavira, equally present in this plain…
Kananga, 25 September 2012 – In partnership with Réseau Jeunes dans le Monde pour la Paix (RJMP) -- a youth network for peace -- and Jeunesse dynamique pour le developpement du Kasai -- a youth movement for development --, the United Nations joint office in Kananga, Kasaï Occidental, organized two days of reflection on 20 and 21 September 2012. The theme was: "A sustainable peace for a sustainable future in Kasaï Occidental". The event was part…
Kisangani, 26 September 2012 – Five hundred police officers just started a training session at the Kapalata training centre in Kisangani, capital of province Orientale. On 26 September 2012, the opening ceremony was chaired by the interim Governor of the province, in the presence of several Congolese and United Nations system officials. The police officers concerned have been in office for some years but have never been properly trained. They…
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…