Maman S. Sidikou, Head of MONUSCO, and José Maria Aranaz, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, pay tribute to all human rights defenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa, 10 December 2015 - «This Day gives us the opportunity to pay a vibrant tribute to all those wo are working for the promotion and protection of human rights in the DRC and to commend the efforts of the Government aimed at putting an…
Fizi, 9 December 2015 – As part of MONUSCO-organized capacity-building program for prisons staff members, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in DRC, MONUSCO-Uvira, through its Correction Unit, organized three refresher sessions for the Fizi prison staff in the South Kivu province, from 2 to 4 December 2015. The prison has 55 inmates. In attendance, the prison governor as well as the prison administrative and security staff members. The…
Bunia, 5 December 2015 - The new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, Maman Sidikou, on his very first visit to the country’s eastern part, met with the authorities of Ituri province and those of Gety town, in order to better understand the general situation in the province and rekindle the strategic dialogue for stabilization, peace and the creation of sustainable development. Upon arrival in Bunia on 5…
The Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo Maman Sidikou has inaugurated the first North Kivu Press Center on the 07 of December 2015 in Goma. The Center which is first of its kind in the country has been financed by the Public Information Division through MONUSCO Quick Impact Projects (QIPS) to the tone of 74.456.USD dollars. Presiding at the ceremony SRSG Maman Sidikou said he was honored to handover…
The first field visit of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Maman S. Sidikou, was to Beni where he arrived on Friday 4 December 2015 and was welcomed at the Mavivi airport by the MONUSCO head of office for Beni-Butembo, Jacob Mogen, and by civilian and military staff. At the MONUSCO base, he was briefed on the socioeconomic and security situation, before heading to the city…
In Kisangani, Tshopo province, United Nations volunteers (UNV), in partnership with the local New Life Association (Association Nouvelle Vie), organized a youth social entrepreneurship promotion workshop at MONUSCO headquarters on 5 December 2015, as part of the celebration of the International Volunteers Day. Tshopo province, like the rest of the DR Congo, faces a high unemployment rate, a situation that affects young people in particular as…
Observations du gouvernement relatives au rapport du BCNUDH sur la situation des droits de l’homme en RDC du 1 er janv au 30 sept. 2015 / Government’s observations on the UNJHRO report on Human Rights violations from Jan 1st to Sept. 30, 2015.
KINSHASA/GENEVA, 8 December 2015: A UN report published Tuesday highlights a worrying clampdown on opposition, media and civil society in the DRC since the beginning of the year and stresses the need to guarantee political and civil rights ahead of key elections. The report, prepared by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (UNJHRO)*, documents human rights violations in relation with the electoral…
This report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), jointly published by the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), documents violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms committed between 1 January and 30 September 2015 within the framework of the pre-electoral process and measures…
Kisangani, 4 December 2015 – The Public Information section of MONUSCO/Kisangani on Friday December 2015 held an information session to raise awareness of the Mission’s mandate among the pupils of “Les Amis” school complex, located in the municipality of Makiso . Some 80 pupils, girls and boys, followed with great interest the presentation entitled « United Nations Action for Peace and Security in the DRC: From MONUC to MONUSCO”. In addition to…