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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 participates in the launch of a project named “Ensemble pour la Paix” at Irumu
Bunia, 3rd 2017: The provincial Governor of Ituri officially launched a stabilization project named “Ensemble pour la Paix” at Irumu-centre in the territory of Irumu on 2nd August. It is amid festive mood that on Wednesday at lrumu-Centre located at about 70 Km in the South-west of the city of Bunia…
The DRC Armed Group Leader Sheka handed over by MONUSCO to the Congolese Authorities
Kinshasa, 4 August 2017 - Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, leader of the armed group Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC), was transferred on Friday August 4th to Kinshasa and was handed over by MONUSCO to the Congolese judicial authorities. Sheka has been under MONUSCO supervision in Goma since his surrender on 26…
- Human Rights
DRC: Victims’ harrowing accounts indicate Government complicity in ethnic-based massacres in Kasai – UN report
GENEVA (4 August 2017) – Violence in the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears to be taking on an increasing and disturbing ethnic dimension, a report by the UN Human Rights Office has warned. Information gathered by a team of UN human rights investigators* suggests that…
Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council on recent visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo during session on Peace and Security in Africa
Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, Your Excellency Ambassador Téte, Permanent Observer of the African Union, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the Security Council for this opportunity to brief you on my recent visit to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This undertaking…
- Human Rights
Principales tendances des violations des droits de l'homme en juillet 2017
Durant le mois de juillet 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 398 violations des droits de l’homme sur tout le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse de 19% par rapport au mois de juin 2017, au cours duquel 490 violations avaient été documentées. A l’instar des mois précédents, les agents de l…
Ensuring the protection of populations who are victims of conflicts in North Kivu, DRC
Civilian populations in this region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffer numerous human rights violations, among the most fundamental being the violation of the right to life, the violation of physical integrity, the violation of the right to freedom and safety, and the right to property…
- Human Rights
Opening remarks at a press conference in Goma, DRC by UN Human Rights Office Field Operations Director Georgette Gagnon
25 August 2017 Good morning and thank you for joining us today. Over the past week, I visited Kinshasa and Kananga before arriving yesterday morning in Goma. I am in the DRC in my capacity as director of the UN Human Rights Office’s 60 field presences, with a view to strengthening our engagement…
Monusco strongly condemns the intrusion of FARDC troops into its Kananga base
Kinshasa, 29 August 2017- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maman Sidikou strongly condemns the violation of the premises of the United Nations in Kananga, in Kasai central province on 28 August 2017 by soldiers of the Congolese Army. A…
MONUSCO recalls that the United Nations in DRC does not play any role in the certification of minerals
KINSHASA, September 7, 2017 - Following the discovery of several fraudulent documents, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) recalls that the United Nations in DRC are under no circumstance involved in the certification process for…
MONUSCO chief condemns deadly clashes involving Burundian asylum-seekers in South-Kivu
KINSHASA, Sep. 16, 2017 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maman Sidikou, today condemned violence perpetrated in Kamanyola (South Kivu province) that have resulted in the killing of dozens of people and expressed his sincere condolences to…
- Action Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)
Use political weight to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse, UN official urges global leaders
17 September 2017 – Ahead of a high-level United Nations meeting on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse, the Organization's Special Coordinator on the issue is urging global leaders to join the “Circle of Leadership,” lend the political weight of their offices, and act – both at the national…
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
The Secretary-General condemns the killing of a Tanzanian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on 17 September in Mamundioma, in North Kivu province, following a clash with suspected members of an armed group, the Allied…