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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
António Guterres: "Combating Ebola requires freedom of movement, access, security"
On the 2nd day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday, September 1, 2019, visited the Ebola Treatment Center in Mangina, a rural municipality in Beni territory, North-Kivu province, where the first cases of Ebola had been detected a year…
Antonio Guterres visits Mangina, the first outbreak of the Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Mangina this Sunday, September 1, 2019, as part of a 72-hour visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Mangina, North Kivu, groups of children playing around rammed houses; stalls are open at every corner of streets. In eastern DR…
António Guterres meets with National Assembly members of the North Kivu Caucus
Visiting Goma, North Kivu, this Sunday, September 1, 2019, UN Secretary-General António Guterres had an exchange with National Assembly members of the Nord Kivu Caucus on security issues and the eradication of the Ebola virus disease in the province. For more than thirty minutes, the 12 members of…
Kananga: MONUSCO and UNDP build capacity of prison staff
Thirty-seven (37) prison staff members, including 17 women, of the Central Prison of Kananga on Monday, September 9, 2019, received training on maintaining order in the prison environment. The training course, which lasted 21 days, was financially supported by the United Nations Stabilization…
Kinshasa: while patrol, MONUSCO police explain their mandate to the civilian population
A dozen elements of the Senegalese Formed Police Unit (SENFPU2) were on a joint daytime patrol on Sunday, September 8, 2019, across the municipalities of Gombe, Kintambo, Kasa-Vubu, Lingwala, Limete, Barumbu along some of the city’s arteries and avenues. On this occasion, the MONUSCO police…
MONUSCO Police form general information officers of the PNC
A new four-day general intelligence training session opened on Monday 09 September 2019 at the Mining and Hydrocarbons Police Station in Goma, North Kivu. This training, initiated by the Serious and Organized Crime Support Unit (SOCSU), involves 23 participants (officers and non-officers) of the…
MONUSCO facilitates access to medical care for inmates at Uvira’s Mulunge prison
The MONUSCO Corrections Unit and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) have enabled 350 prisoners and detainees at Mulunge Central Prison in Uvira to exercise “their right to access health care ". It is thanks to the advocacy conducted by MONUSCO that “Aide Médicale Congo (AMC), a…
North-Kivu: MONUSCO on Security Assessment Mission in Samboko-Chani-chani, Beni territory
On 19 September, MONUSCO security assessment Mission visited Samboko-Chani-chani, an armed groups-invaded district, located roughly 60 km north-west of Beni, along the Beni-Eringeti road section, in North Kivu. The delegation was comprised of representatives from different MONUSCO civilian sections…
MONUSCO launches brainstorming session on climate action in Tanganyika province
Kalemie, le 25 September 2019 - MONUSCO, through Public Information section organized on 25 September 2019, a debate around the theme "Climate change, environmental consequences and populations’ living conditions in Tanganyika province". The activity is part of the commemoration of the International…
Report on the recruitment and use of children in armed groups in the DRC (2014-2017)
The report, “ Our Strength Is In Our Youth: Child Recruitment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2014-2017”, is the product of staff of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), most particularly the Child Protection Section. The…
Secretary-General Appoints David McLachlan-Karr (Australia) Deputy Special Representative, MONUSCO
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of David McLachlan-Karr of Australia as his Deputy Special
MONUSCO Police trains Congolese National Police officers in ballistics
" Ballistics and managing gun-impacted crime scenes" is the theme of a 5-day training provided by MONUSCO since Tuesday, October 22 nd , 2019 by MONUSCO Police (UNPOL) for officers of the Technical and Scientific Police Division (DPTS) of the Congolese National Police (PNC) in Kinshasa. The training…