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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
The PSCF Guarantors welcome resumption of operations against FDLR, encourage strengthening of FARDC-MONUSCO cooperation and urge ex-FDLR to accept to repatriate to Rwanda without preconditions
Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community…
MONUSCO’s reaction to the daily Le Potentiel’ s article on US Senate’s possible sanctions against some Congolese
The headline of Le Potentiel’s article reads: “ 38 Congolese targeted by US Senate’s sanctions,” that “according to their sources, New-York reportedly added names with MONUSCO’s help; the Mission having declared itself concerned, through "the African" Maman Sidikou. This statement is false. MONUSCO…
Goma celebrates UN Peacekeepers Day
UN Peace Keepers Day 2016 has been commemorated in Goma on Friday June 3, 2016 with lots of pump and color. The activity which took place at helipad in the MONUSCO Larva Site compound was attended by North Kivu provincial governor Julien Paluku, MONUSCO North Kivu acting Head Office Josiah Obat…
MONUSCO Strives To End HIV Stigma And Discrimination Within The Ranks Of The Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC)
Boboro, 31 May, 2016 – Following field activities carried out by HIV/AIDS Section it is obvious to note that prevention remains at the heart of MONUSCO’s approach to HIV. Their sensitization activities involve the work to end HIV stigma and discrimination, which are the major barriers blocking…
The partner organizations reaffirm their support to the political dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and call on all Congolese stakeholders to work towards its successful holding
Addis Ababa, Brussels, New York and Paris, 6 June 2016: The African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) are closely following the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The four organizations act…
MONUSCO trains the Congolese National Police personnel on mine and border policing
On 8 June 2016, the interior provincial minister, representing the North Kivu Governor (N/K), chaired at the Mugunga Police Academy in Goma, the closing ceremony for the training session given to 250 Congolese National Police (PNC) personnel on mine and border policing: 40 having received training…
- Human Rights
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de mai 2016
Durant le mois de mai 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 384 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois d’avril 2016 au cours duquel 366 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC…
MONUSCO's edge - Unmanned aerial systems
‘The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.’ (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) As MONUSCO’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) take to the skies in their third year of operation the importance of their…
UN Secretary-General Announces Common Ground Initiative with Advertising’s ‘Big Six’ in support of the Sustainable Development Goals
Cannes, France – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Today, the communications industry is taking a…
- Human Rights
MONUSCO applauds DRC Government’s efforts to fight torture, especially through reinforcing the related legal framework
Kinshasa, 26 June 2016 – On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, this 26 June 2016, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Human Rights Commission and Human…
MONUSCO-DRC Government: a partnership reaffirmed on the occasion of the celebration of the Congolese Independence
Kinshasa, 30 June 2016 - On the occasion of the commemoration of 56th anniversary of the Independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 June 2016, MONUSCO extends its warm congratulations to the Government and people of the DRC and wishes them a happy celebration. “Fifty-six years in the…
- Human Rights
The law is crystal clear: torture can never be used, including during conflict
Bunia – 28 June 2016: On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Ituri organized a conference that brought together local human rights organizations, civil society representatives and military authorities. The…