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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
- Human Rights
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de février 2017
Durant le mois de février 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 461 violations des droits de l’homme sur tout le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de janvier 2017, au cours duquel 427 violations avaient été documentées. Parmi ces violations, au moins 78 sont des atteintes…
MONUSCO expresses serious concern over recent developments in Kananga
KINSHASA, 18 March 2017 – MONUSCO expresses grave concern over reports of renewed violence in Kananga between 14 and 17 March 2017. The Mission has received credible reports of high numbers of deaths in the context of clashes between Kamwina Nsapu militiamen and members of the Congolese security…
Statement by SRSG Maman Sidikou to the Open Session of the UN Security Council
Statement by SRSG Maman Sidikou to the Open Session of the UN Security Council 21 March 2017 Monsieur le Président, Distingués membres du Conseil, Je vous remercie de l’opportunité que vous m’offrez de m’entretenir avec vous aujourd’hui au sujet de la situation en République démocratique du Congo…
- Press Conferences
Joint communiqué of the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and the International Organization of La Francophonie on the situation in the Kasaï provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Addis Ababa, New York, Brussels and Paris, 27 March 2017: The African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the International Organisation of La Francophonie continue to follow developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) closely. They express deep concern…
Statement of the Secretary-General on the death of two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
I am deeply saddened to confirm that the remains discovered by peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on 27 March outside of the city of Kananga in the Congolese Kasaï-Central province are those of Michael Sharp (United States) and Zaida…
Update on the situation of the two members of the Group of Experts of the United Nations in the Kasais
Kinshasa, March 29, 2017 – As announced by the Secretary General of the United Nations yesterday, the United Nations Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) has confirmed that the bodies located and recovered by MONUSCO peacekeepers on 27 March are those of the two members of the Group of Experts on the…
Security Council Press Statement on the death of two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of two UN experts from the Group of Experts who were monitoring the sanctions regime in the Kasaï Central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and expressed concern over the unknown status of the four…
DR Congo: Security Council extends peacekeeping mandate, but reduces troop strength
31 March 2017 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year but reduced the number of troops. In a resolution unanimously adopted, the 15-member body decided to keep the UN Organization Stabilization…
MONUSCO deplores the ongoing hostilities and escalating violence in the Kasais
KINSHASA, 5 April 2017 – MONUSCO is alarmed by ongoing reports from the Kasai region of escalating violence that is continuing to result in serious human rights violations including an ever growing number of civilian casualties and the discovery of mass graves as well as ongoing recruitment by the…
The United Nations Secretary-General's Remarks to the Security Council Thematic Debate on the Peacekeeping Operations Review
6 Apr 2017 - Remarks by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, during the Security Council thematic debate entitled Peacekeeping Operations Review. New York, 6 April 2017 United Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity. Around the world…
MONUSCO takes note of recent developments in the DRC and stresses the urgent need for strict implementation of the 31 December 2016 agreement
Kinshasa, 9 April 2017 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Congo (MONUSCO), Maman Sidikou, continues to follow recent developments in the country closely and has…
- Human Rights
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de mars 2017
Durant le mois de mars 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 547 violations des droits de l’homme sur tout le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse importante par rapport au mois de février 2017, au cours duquel 461 violations avaient été documentées. Parmi ces violations, au moins 76 sont des…