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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.
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Force Intervention Brigade's Women Celebrate Women's Day in the Mission area, DRC
The effervescent or rather fizzy and adventurous activities as planned by the RSA Battalion Gender Officer Gift Molepo and Chaplain Dorah Mphahlele for the 9th August National Women's Day celebrations were held at the Kilimanjaro Resort, Tanzanian Base in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The day…
In Kananga, UN Joint Human Rights Office intensify sensitization on people’s rights and responsibilities in preparation to upcoming elections
Kananga, 31-Jul. -18 : UN Human Rights Joint Office organized in July a number of sensitization sessions on people’s rights and responsibilities for the different actors to compete during the electoral period. With the opening of the office to receive the candidatures for the provincial and national…
The Uruguayan Battalion IV has been recipients of the UN Medals
Goma, the 25th August 2018 - The Uruguayan Battalion IV has been happy recipients of the UN Medals. Presiding during the occasion MONUSCO Force Commander Lt General Elias Martins Rodriguez Filho reiterated that the medal award was in recognition of the meritorious conduct and services rendered by…
Briefing to the Open Session of the UN Security Council on the Situation in the DRC by SRSG Leila Zerrougui
Madame President, The perceived credibility of the electoral process remains a key concern. The ongoing review and contestation process, in particular of Presidential candidates, by the Constitutional Court will be key to the legitimacy of the electoral process going forward. A lack of confidence or…
A Medal parade organized for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers
Goma , the 24th August 2018 - MONUSCO Ukrainian Aviation Unit has organized a Medal parade for 250 Ukrainian Soldiers at Goma airport. Speaking during the ceremony MONUSCO Force Commander Lt General Elias Martins Rodriguez Filho said “the iconic blue helmet of United Nations peacekeepers symbolizes…
Portrait of Doctor Oumarou SALISSOU
The last two outbreaks of the Ebola Virus Fever having successively occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seen the full participation, whenever necessary, of all the health professionals to the response against the epidemics. Whether it be the Congolese staff or those who came to their…
Strengthening the Rule of Law and Protection of Civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In recent years, approaches to the provision of support to the rule of law in conflict and post-conflict settings have evolved significantly. While in the past the provision of support to the justice sector was generally deemed to be most effective in post-conflict settings, recent experiences by…
Portrait of Franck NZOLANI MAVAMBU
Is there anyone in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) who can say he or she doesn’t know Franck Nzolani Mavambu? No, no, no, don’t raise your hand for this would mean you have never taken part in any of the compulsory training sessions that UN…
UN Security Council in Kinshasa: “Our visit went beyond our expectations”
" Our visit went beyond our expectations," said Veronica Cordova Sopria, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the UN, at the end of a two-day visit to Kinshasa by a UN Security Council delegation. Kinshasa, October 08, 2018: The UN Security Council delegation that visited Kinshasa in DR…
DR Congo: Electoral process advancing despite threat of armed groups, Head of MONUSCO tells Security Council
The situation is most worrying in Beni, where civilians, security forces, and the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) continue to come under near-daily attacks, Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the country, told the Security Council via video link…
Second Implementation Workshop for Improving Security of Peacekeepers, Entebbe
Entebbe, Uganda, 15 Oct 2018 - From 12 to 14 October 2018, MONUSCO joined the Second Implementation Workshop for Improving Security of Peacekeepers at the Regional Service Centre in Entebbe. The activity was organized by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support (DPKO-DFS)…
Ebola in DR Congo: UN chief ‘outraged’ by recent killings of civilians and health workers
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres said on Monday he is “outraged by the continued killing and abduction of civilians by armed groups” near Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu region, which has been grappling with an Ebola outbreak since August. Mr…