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

Memorial Service in honor of the 14 Tanzanian Blue Helmets
The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in charge of peacekeeping operations has announced that sanctions will be taken against the murderers of the 14 Tanzanian peacekeepers killed in the Semliki area of North Kivu on 7 December 2017. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, made this statement on Friday 15…
Secretary-General's year-end letter to Staff
Dear Colleagues, At the end of my first year in office, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your warm welcome, your hard work and your willingness to embrace change in our Organization. This past year has seen no let-up in global crises, and the United Nations has been at the centre of…
Secretary-General appoints Leila Zerrougui of Algeria as Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Leila Zerrougui of Algeria as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). Ms. Zerrougui succeeds Maman Sidikou of Niger, who…
Portrait of Maman Sambo SIDIKOU
I am going to engage in a delicate balancing act of writing the portrait of the chief, without giving the impression of heaping praises on him or underestimating his talents. Let me start from the beginning, when an announcement appeared on the UN website in which the UN Secretary General said he…
MONUSCO backs the training of journalists in conflict zone
Kananga, 8 th Jan.-17: 40 journalists in Kananga went through two-day training on the theme “Journalism in conflict zone,” at the initiative of UNPC, supported by MONUSCO Strategic Communication and Public Information Division. Reassured by Mr. Dieudonne Mulamba (Journalist trainer and founder of…
Security Council Press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The members of the Security Council met on 9 January 2017 to discuss the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and activities of MONUSCO. They were briefed by Under Secretary General Lacroix on the political, human rights, security and humanitarian situation in the country. The members…
Homage to fallen Pakistani Blue Helmet in Goma
MONUSCO Deputy Force Commander Major General Bernard Commins, has paid Homage to the fallen Pakistan Soldier (N.K)/Corporal MUHAMMAD NAEEM RAZA who was killed on the 27 January 2018 in an ambush in South Kivu by an illegal Mai Mai armed group in a very solemn ceremony which took place at the MONUSCO…

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.