Kinshasa – February 24th 2016 : A crowd turned up to attend the speech of Ban Ki-moon ,the UN Secretary General, at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Private Sector Investments in the Great Lakes Region, organized at the Cité de l’OUA in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. At this conference, Ban Ki-moon delivered his vision of a private sector contributing to sustainable peace and economic development in this region…
Through awareness campaign on HIV held in the prisons of Beni on 9 and 10 February, 2016, the HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO is intensifying its activities in the North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). During this campaign, the inmates of the two prisons of Beni have been sensitized on ways to protect themselves and protect others as well during their stay in the prison and even beyond the prison - and have been trained…
The Apostolic Nuncio His Eminence Luis Mariano Montemayor arrived in Goma on Wednesday 17 February 2016, accompanied by the Special Representative to the Secretary General in the DRC Maman Sidikou, for a 4 day visit which will also take him to the region Kitchanga where they will visit amongst others the IDP, camp and the Catholic Cathedral . On arrival at the Goma airport the Apostolic Nuncio Argentin Luis Mariano Montemayor said his visit to…
Durant le mois de janvier 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 411 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de décembre 2015 au cours duquel 347 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées sont encore une fois celles de l’est de la RDC (293 violations et 578 victimes), à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (159 violations), de l’Ituri (80 violations), du Haut-Uélé…
Kinshasa, 13 February 2016 – The fifth world radio day will be celebrated on 13 February 2016. The objective of this day is to promote and foster international cooperation among broadcasters, to encourage decision makers to provide access to information through radio, including community radios and to promote freedom of expression when broadcasting. « Radio remains the most universal medium up to date. An inexpensive medium that requires…
Kinshasa, 12 February 2016 - Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, points out that the objective of the celebration of this day is to raise public awareness on the suffering faced by child soldiers around the world and in the Democratic Republic in particular. « It is regrettable to note that the armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo continue to recruit children in large numbers…
Kinshasa, 7 February 2016 – All MONUSCO staff and the chief of MONUSCO Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC congratulates “Les Leopards,” the Congolese National team, on their wonderful victory on Sunday 7 February 2016, during the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2016. “I warmly congratulate the Congolese football players on their splendid performance and victory, as well as the…
Press Statement of MONUSCO Regarding Operations Against Armed Groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, 2 nd February 2016 - In response to press queries about the resumption of military cooperation between MONUSCO and the FARDC, the Mission would like to provide the following clarifications: The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sovereign and primary responsibility for the protection of its citizens…
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Representatives of signatory states of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Region met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28 January 2016, in the margins of the 28th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council. The United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern…
Beni - 27 January 2016, MONUSCO launched rehabilitation and asphalting work on the Beni airport runway “Mavivi” in a ceremony attended by the mayor of Beni, Nyonyi Bwanakawa. The rehabilitation work on the Beni airport will facilitate the ongoing military operations in Beni. This airport is gradually being used for the tactical operations of MONUSCO Intervention Brigade, with the 3000 peacekeepers deployed. This explains the need for having a…