Bunia, 26 December 2010 – As a prelude to the upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO Police organized a training of trainers' session for the Congolese National Police in Bunia. The ten-day refresher course was launched on 16 December 2010, and the 30 participants were trained on how to secure the electoral process. The new trainers are expected to be deployed throughout the Ituri district. Once at their posts, they will…
Kindu, 20 December 2010 – In the framework of the ongoing process for the review of voters' list in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO's Gender and Electoral Division was in Kindu today to sensitize women on the need for their participation at the electoral process. The review of the voters' list, which was launched recently, has not attracted much interest in many areas of eastern Congo. It is against this background that the team…
Goma, 19 December 2010 - MONUSCO peacekeepers of the Indian battalion (INDBATT) in North Kivu recently constructed two markets in the villages of Loufou and Kirumba. These villages are at 195 and 200 km respectively north of Goma. The construction of Loufu market was achieved through local resources. The materials were provided by INDBATT while the market sheds in Kiroumba were built through MONUSCO's Quick impact project (QIP) at a cost of $US 9…
Kinshasa, 19 December 2010 - MONUSCO Western Brigade Commander, Brig Gl Martin Owusu-Ababio, distributed 70 soccer balls to team site leaders who gathered in a symbolic ceremony in Kinshasa on 19 December to promote peace and unity among Congolese through sportsmanship. "Experience in conflict torn areas shows that a sport like football has the potential to bring people together and often serves as a source of unity, " said the Military Observers…
Kinshasa, 19 December 2010 - MONUSCO Western Brigade Commander, Brig Gl Martin Owusu-Ababio, distributed 70 soccer balls to team site leaders who gathered in a symbolic ceremony in Kinshasa on 19 December to promote peace and unity among Congolese through sportsmanship. "Experience in conflict torn areas shows that a sport like football has the potential to bring people together and often serves as a source of unity, thereby forcing hatred and…
Lusaka, 15 December 2010 - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Asha Rose Migiro, has said that regional stability depends on sound mechanisms, which are a prerequisite for peace consolidation and sustainable development. Ms Migiro was addressing a one-day summit of Heads of State of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, ICGLR in Lusaka. "The UN family," she told the leaders, "is with you in your quest for peace and…
Mbandaka, 15 December 2010 – The Public Information Division of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) in the Equateur Province organized a training workshop for 50 media professionals to enhance their reporting abilities to support their work during the forthcoming presidential and general elections expected in 2011. The three-day workshop, which was designed as a refresher course, focused on: Journalistic Code of Ethics, Radio…
Kinshasa, 20 December 2010 - The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Head ad interim of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, congratulates TP Mazembe on its extraordinary performance in the Clubs World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 18 December 2010. This historic performance of TP Mazembe brought honour not just to the DRC but also to…
Kinshasa, 13 December 2010 - Several Congolese journalists were awarded prizes for best reporting on human rights issues and sexual violence in a ceremony organized on 10 December 2010 by the Canadian NGO, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO). The ceremony took place on the International Human Rights Day, marking the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights. The prize…
Bukavu, 14 December 2010 – The police unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) and the Provincial Division of Mines have jointly trained 40 Congolese National Police officers (PNC), drawn from the two Kivus, in securing minerals trade centres. The three-week training started on November 22. The officers, 24 from North and 16 from South Kivu, were trained at the Jules Moke Training Centre in Bukavu on capacity…