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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
In the Kivus, victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and abuse take their destiny in hand
As part of the UN System's efforts to end sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, victims are at the heart of the response in the field. As a result, community-based complaint reception mechanisms (CBCMs) were set-up within communities with attention to cultural and gender sensitiveness in…
- Human Rights
UN reports hundreds of human rights violations as security situation in North Kivu deteriorates
GENEVA/KINSHASA (19 December 2018) – Hundreds of extrajudicial killings and cases of torture and sexual violence against civilians have been documented during the last two years in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a UN report issued Wednesday. The security…
Security Council Press statement on the postponement of the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The members of the Security Council took note of the decision by the National Independent Electoral Commission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENI) to delay until 30 December the Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial elections previously scheduled for 23 December. The members of the…
- Human Rights
UN expert urges DRC to restore internet services
GENEVA (7 January 2019) - A United Nations expert has called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to restore internet services in the country. General elections were held on 30 December and the next day all primary telecommunications were shut down ahead of the announcement of the…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Secretary-General takes note of the announcement made by the Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) of the provisional results of the 30 December presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He commends the Congolese people and political actors for the…
Security Council Press statement on the Democratic Republic of Congo
The members of the Security Council took note of the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) of the provisional results of the presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 10 January 2019 and of the legislative elections on 12 January…
GHANBATT female engagement team boosts image of Ghana in UN Operations in DRC
Female Soldiers of the Ghana Armed Forces have performed ground breaking roles in the ongoing peace operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Showcasing this, female military personnel are gradually shifting from service support role as previously undertaken to a more complex operational…
Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) RSABATT wants to improve relations with Congolese partners
Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) RSABATT Officer, Commanding Lt Col Tiisetso Sekgobela, organised a very successful cohesion meeting with different DRC stakeholders (FARDC, PNC, Chiefs, Civilian Officials, etc) and the local population, to enhance the good rapport amongst them. Lt Col T Sekgobela…
A military parad for the Women’s Day in Goma
Goma, the 8 th of February 2019 – The women in North-Kivu were on the Spot light with an impressive crowd from the start to finish during the commemoration of the International Women’s 8 March 2019 in Goma. The impressive turnout was championed by women in uniform amongst them the FARDC, PNC and…
MONUSCO's first female military observer from China, Major YANG HUAN HUAN
I came to Congo 10 months ago. While in Congo, I was moved by many stories every day, especially when interacting with the local people and villagers; I am deeply touched by their sense of humility, kindness and curiosity to know new things. In each patrol to a village, children would follow the…
The UN Security Council extends the mandate of MONUSCO until 20 December 2019
The UN Security Council decided unanimously on Friday, March 29, to renew the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo MONUSCO, until as of December 20, 2019. With two strategic priorities. Kinshasa, March 30, 2019 - The resolution…
- Press Conferences
Statement by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on today’s attack in Butembo
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is shocked at today’s attack against an Ebola health facility in Butembo in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has resulted in the killing of one…