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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
MONUSCO pays a glowing tribute to former CENI President Abbé Malumalu
Kinshasa, 2nd July 2016 - Following the demise of Reverend Father Apollinaire Malumalu in the night of Thursday 30th June 2016 in Dallas, USA, MONUSCO pays a glowing tribute to the man credited with organizing the first democratic elections in 2006. This immense accomplishment will forever remain…
Lubumbashi: Closing ceremony for the border policing training course for National Police elements
The ceremony marking the completion of the border policing training course for 50 senior and low-level members of the Congolese National Police (PNC) and the General Directorate for Migration (DGM) was held on 28 June 2016 at the Kassapa Police Academy in Lubumbashi, capital of Haut-Katanga province…
Inaugural Meeting of the Support Group for the Facilitation of the National Dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Addis Ababa, 4 July 2016: The African Union (AU) today held the inaugural meeting of the Support Group to the AU-led Facilitation of the Congolese National Dialogue. The meeting, which was chaired by the AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ambassador Smail Chergui, was attended by the AU…
Political crisis has put long-term stability of the DR Congo at risk, warns UN deputy chief, urging dialogue
7 July 2016 – An inclusive and credible dialogue among Congolese stakeholders is the only realistic way to defuse political tensions, overcome the electoral impasse and prevent violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where public discontent is being fuelled by delays in the electoral…
Bukavu: Conclusion of refresher course for National Police personnel on POMR and PIT
On Thursday 7 July 2016, the Cercle Sportif of Bukavu in the provincial capital of South Kivu hosted the closing ceremony for a refresher course during which some 60 members of Bukavu’s Mobile Intervention Group were retrained in Public Order Maintenance and Restoration (POMR) and Professional…
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Tendances des violations des Droits de l’homme pour le mois de juin 2016 et le premier semestre 2016
Durant le mois de juin 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 422 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de mai 2016 au cours duquel 384 violations avaient été enregistrées. En particulier, le BCNUDH a documenté 57 violations des droits de…
HIV Awareness Campaign: “Know Your Rights” ends in Beni
Beni, 12 July, 2016 - The HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO has ended a four-day HIV sensitization campaign in Beni. The aim of the awareness activities was to sensitize officers of the Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC) and Police (PNC). The event took place in three different locations in the town…
Security Council Press statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The members of the Security Council stressed the crucial importance of a peaceful and credible electoral cycle, in accordance with the Constitution, for stability, development, and consolidation of constitutional democracy in the DRC. Recalling UNSC resolution 2277, they underscored the urgency in…
Project for Peace: Inauguration of Basketball Court for children in Goma
The Child Protection section of MONUSCO on 14 July2016 inaugurated a basketball court in Goma to provide enjoyment to local youths and keep them out of armed groups. The project funded by MONUSCO through its Quick Impact Projects initiative. Its inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of over…
United Nations Volunteers provide a batch of sanitation tools to Congolese Youth Volunteers Corps
Kisangani, 18 July 2016 – The United Nations Volunteers based in Kisangani offered a set of sanitation tools to the Congolese Youth Volunteer Corps in Tshopo province. The ceremony, which was presided over by a representative of the mayor of the town of Kisangani, was preceded by a brief…
With UN support, 27 Judicial Police officers take their oath of office in Uvira
Uvira, 18 July 2016 – The newly sworn-in Judiciary Police officers are those who received the training organized early this month by the Office of Public Prosecution at the High Court of Uvira together with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) of MONUSCO-Uvira. The training included…
United Nations staffs in Goma sensitized on HIV prevention
Goma, 14 July, 2016 – MONUSCO’s Lava site compound in the North Kivu Provincial town of Goma provided an ideal setting and a rallying venue for all United Nations agencies in Goma to respond to a litany of challenges in addressing the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…