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

Portrait of Simion Marius ADRIAN
UNPOL Simion Marius ADRIAN is currently the acting chief for the UN Police Planning Unit at Kinshasa Headquarters. He is actually the Police Deputy-Commissioner and Chief of the Romanian contingent. Educated in the military school of Brancoveanu in Bucharest, Romania when he was very young; he got…
Portrait of Shahin PRAVEEN
There are times when I really need to know someone just because of what is coming out of the person. This is exactly what happened in Shahin’s case. After being nominated by her colleagues for the “Portrait of the month,” it took me just a glance, not more, I assure you, for me to feel compelled to…
  • Gender
Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2018 in Goma
Goma, march the 8th 2018 – MONUSCO Strategic Communications and Public Information Section has organized a debate on 08 March 2018 on the role of the media in the advancement of women as part of activities to commemorate the International Women's Day in Goma. The debate brought together mostly…
HIV prevention: MONUSCO sensitizes its peacekeepers in Walungu
Walungu, March 23, 2018 – Walungu is a locality situated tens of kilometres from the town of Bukavu in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The main activity of the population in this mountainous region is farming. They toil the land to feed the hungry population in…
Portrait of Donat Munyahu
I have many times heard our colleague spoken of highly by Radio Okapi staff as a man dedicated to his duties of ensuring transport is available to them at all hours of the day and night. Indeed all Radio Okapi staff are full of praise for his ability to devise solutions to transport problems. "Even…
HIV prevention in the hands of women
Goma, 25 march, 2018 – The entire month of March, called the month of the Woman, has been reserved for activities related to International Women’s Day celebrations. The commemorations marking this day are activities set aside to celebrate women’s achievements throughout the world. Its purpose is…
Portrait of Leila Bouchebouba Brodin
I will tell you one thing right away: I have never seen someone, put forth as a candidate for the "Portrait of the Month", who attracts so many testimonies on her. This means that either she is, as the singer would say, " GREAT”, or her colleagues are "GREAT" or they are all "GREAT". I would go for…

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.