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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
Deputy SRSG in DRC visits Sud-Ubangui with a government delegation
Libenge, 20 July 2011 – Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator, Fidele Saraasoro, was part of a 20-member delegation, comprising representatives from the DR Congo government and the United Nations which arrived in the town of Gemena, Sud-Ubangui…
Sud-Kivu: Hundreds of DRC Police Officers Trained In Community Police Techniques
Bukavu, 11 July 2011 – A ceremony marking the conclusion of the training in community policing for the first batch of Congolese National Police (PNC) in the Sud-Kivu province was held in Bukavu on 9 July. The training was held from 13 June to 9 July 2011 and was organized for a dozen officers and…
Bandundu Voter Registration Goes Beyond Expectations
Bandundu town, 8 July 2011 – The voters' registration exercise which kicked off on April 2 in Bandundu province is going well, according to estimates by the Independent Nation Electoral Commission (INEC). Nearly everybody in the province who has attained the legal voting age has been registered…
MONUSCO Assists Child Inmates in Uvira, Sud-Kivu province
Uvira, 8 July 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is seriously concerned by the living conditions of children detained for minor offences at the Central prison of Mulunge in Uvira, Sud Kivu province. MONUSCO's Child Protection Section…
Female Leaders in Mbandaka Sensitized for Upcoming Elections
Mbandaka, 6 July 2011 – As elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) draw nearer, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) continues to contribute various forms of assistance to the Government and the Congolese people. In this respect, MONUSCO Office in Equateur…
MONUSCO’s Government Provided Personnel Recognized for their Work
Kinshasa, 11 July 2011 - The first ever medal parade of the Corrections Advisory Unit of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) was held on 8 July 2011 in Kinshasa. In all 46 Government Provided Personnel (GPP) including five females from…
Operation ‘Divine Force’
Goma, 6 July 2011 - The area of Lukweti/Mutongo, that lies between Masisi and Walikale territories, in Nord Kivu province, has in recent times been a battlefield for different armed groups. These battles, the root causes of which are mainly tribal, have sadly left in their trails virtually empty…
Sud-Kivu Province: Opening Shabunda to the World a Daunting Task
Bukavu, 4 July 2011 – When 17 staff members of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Roads Department of the DRC embarked on a journey from Bukavu to…
MONUSCO Heads of Offices Debate Resolution 1991
Kinshasa, 7 July 2011 - As they rose from their three-day meeting in Kinshasa today, Heads of Offices of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) will be returning to their various bases satisfied that they were better equipped to…
A Community Centre and a Kindergarten Inaugurated in Kirumba
Goma, 23 June 2011 – The Indian Battalion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) inaugurated a community centre along with a kindergarten block in Kurumba, a small towm located some 200 km north of Goma, the provincial capital of Nord-Kivu on 14…
MONUSCO Supports a Mobile Court in Kasindi
Beni, 25 June 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) lent its support to the High Court of Goma to set up a mobile court in Kasindi, a town in Nord-Kivu province, at the border with Uganda. The five-day trial opened on 23 June 2011. This…
DRC: Justice Minister Calls for Release of Inmates Detained Unlawfully
Kinshasa, 24 June 2011 - The United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, held annually on 26 June, was celebrated In Kinshasa on the 24 of June. Key official figures who attended the ceremony included the Minister of Human Rights and Justice, Mr. Luzolo Bambi, and the Deputy…