Goma, July 24, 2012 - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in collaboration with the World Bank, has just ended a 3-week training program focusing on Psycho-social assistance in support of ex-combatants who surrender to the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement (DDR/RR) Division of MONUSCO. DDR/RR deals with ex-combatants from various armed groups across…
Geneva, 17 July 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for the appeal trial in the case of the murder of Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, and the disappearance of his driver, Fidèle Bazana Edadi, to fully respect international standards of due process. "The importance of this trial cannot be overstated. Mr. Chebeya was a pioneer of the human rights movement in the Democratic Republic…
Kisangani, 17th July 2012 - A national campaign for the promotion of the Convention against torture and Law criminalizing torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was officially launched in Kisangani on Friday 13 July. This effort enjoyed the support of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO). The campaign, which stated…
Entebbe, Uganda, 14 July 2012 - The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) trained its Congolese Local Staff on the negotiation and conflict resolution techniques. The training took place from 2 to 6 July at the United Nations logistic Base of Entebbe, Uganda. The objective of the training is to bring MONUSCO local staff to gain a good understanding of the general negotiation and conflict…
Goma, 27 June 2012 – On 26 June 2012, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) inaugurated two quick-impact projects aimed at bringing up to date the Prosecutor's Office and High Court of Goma, capital of Nord-Kivu province. The first project will enable 36 judges deployed at Goma' Prosecutor's Office to have two containers for archive storage and a third one to use as an office. This…
Gemena, 28 June 2012 - The administrative building of Sud-Ubangui district, Equateur province has just been renovated thanks to the contribution of a quick-impact project of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The project, which cost 19 850 dollars enabled to finish the construction of this 550 m2 modest building which works had started in 1974, according to the local authorities. The…
Bukavu, 30 June 2012 – Because of the fragile security situation in the province of Sud-Kivu that has prevailed since the suspension of Operation "Amani Kamilifu" for an indefinite period of time due to the defection of some element of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), the Sud-Kivu Brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) presented its activities and deployment plan in…
Bunia, 26 June 2012 – On 26 June 2012, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) celebrated in Bunia, Ituri district, Province Orientale, the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The ceremony was organized in collaboration with the local authorities, members of the civil society and national and…
Bunia, 28 June 2012 – In Bunia, Province Orientale, two-day training on the issue of the protection of civilians took place from 26 to 27 June. About 20 civilian agents, military and police officers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) attended the training. The aim was to help all the actors involved in the protection of civilians have a common understanding and information on…
Kinshasa, 3 July 2012 – The Gender Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has just concluded a series of workshops throughout the country. These workshops, which mainly targeted judges, addressed the issues of gender, justice and fight against impunity for sexual violence. The workshops were respectively organized in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, then in Bukavu…