MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Press conferences

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MONUSCO organizes a weekly press conference every Wednesday that serves as a communication space for the Mission and all UN agencies in DR Congo. The press conference is broadcast live on Radio Okapi and on MONUSCO's web platforms.

contacts :
Spokesman:
Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227

Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06

Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in DR Congo through March 2017
30 March 2016 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, warning that the humanitarian situation remains of great concern, as well as the delays in preparing for the November presidential elections…
MONUSCO supports the establishment of two new pacification committees
Kabéké, Manono Territory – Tanganyika province, 24 March 2016 - Under the supervision of the head of MONUSCO office in Kalemie, and in partnership with the local security authorities and civil society representatives, the process of establishing joint reconciliation committees continues in Manono…
Kenyan Ambassador Visits William Elachi Press Center
Kenyan Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo His Excellency Dr George MASAFU has visited the MONUSCO William Elachi Press Center on the 21 of March 2016. Speaking to the local Press the Ambassador said his visit to the Press Center was intended to convey the Kenyan government’s appreciation…
MONUSCO provides human rights training to media professionals
Kalemie, 18 March 2016 - Organized by the office of MONUSCO-Kalemie from 16 to 18 March 2016, the training for journalist trainers on human rights concepts, collection, analysis and reporting of information was held in St Joseph conference room, in anticipation of the coming elections. The training…
Workshop to train HIV Counselors ends in Uganda
Entebbe, 18 March, 2016 – From 15 to 17 March, the United Nations Regional Service Centre in the Ugandan Central Regional town of Entebbe, opened its doors to some 15 workshop participants who received counselling training and education on HIV and AIDS. Drawn from some Sections of MONUSCO…
  • Gender
HIV sensitization at the centre of Women’s Day commemoration in Goma
Goma, 13 March, 2016 - Activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, commemorated under the theme Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up For Gender Equality, have continued to spread to all parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), days after global commemorations were held on…
MONUSCO-Uvira educates women about their rights
Uvira, 11 March 2016 - As part of activities related to this "Women’s Month”, the Public Information Section of MONUSCO-Uvira organized, on Friday 11 March 2016 at the Stade de l’Unité de la Cité, a meeting with several women’s associations and movements. Nearly a hundred women hailing from Uvira…
Promoting HIV testing in rural Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The overall goal has been to scale up activities to increase access to HIV testing in rural DRC. These activities are being implemented as part of HIV awareness programme that includes sensitization, messaging, and testing. In the Masisi territory in the North Kivu Province, the HIV/AIDS Section of…

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase.