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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
MONUSCO Police Boost their Capacity in Maintaining Public Order and Security
Kinshasa, 5 March 2011 – Several elements from three Formed Police Units (FPU) of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) underwent a practical training exercise in security enforcement and public order on March 5. The training is part of a program to strengthen…
MONUSCO Repatriates 24,000 ex-Combatants since 2002
Bukavu, 7 March 2011 – Since 2002, the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has facilitated the voluntary return to their original countries of at least two foreign combatants and their dependents each week. In 2010 alone, 1,165 non-Congolese ex-combatants were…
Bukavu: UN Peacekeepers Devise Ways to Improve their Image
Bukavu, 3 March 2011 – With the realization that acts of sexual misconduct committed by a small minority have devastating effects on the overall image of peacekeeping, troops of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Bukavu, South Kivu province, held a workshop…
MONUSCO Police Chief Visits North Kivu
Goma, 2 March 2011 – Inspector General Abdallah Wafy, Police Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO,) was in Goma, North Kivu province, where he, along with several provincial authorities, attended two separate award ceremonies. The first…
Lubumbashi is Preparing for International Women's Day
Lubumbashi, 4 March 2011 - In preparation for the International Women's Day celebrated on the 8th of March, MONUSCO's Public Information Division in Lubumbashi distributed fabrics to five local women's associations. This modest ceremony took place at the headquarters of RECONFORT, a Lubumbashi-based…
DR Congo: MONUSCO Police chief expresses concern over preparations for November 2011 elections
New York, 24 February 2011 – The Police Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Abdallah Wafy, expressed concern over preparations for the country's general elections slated for November 2011. He said the Congolese National Police (PNC) was…
Beni: National Police Trained in Electoral Security
Beni, 28 February 2011 – With general elections slated for November this year, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is providing training to boost the National Police capacity in handling security and public order during the polls. As part of this…
North Kivu: MONUSCO Connects Two Neighborhoods in Mulekera District With a Bridge
Beni, 28 February 2011 – In order to facilitate the movement of people, goods and services in the town of Beni, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) is helping local authorities with an important bridge construction project. On 28 February, MONUSCO peacekeepers deployed…
Japan: A Leading Donor to UN Demining Efforts in DR Congo
Kinshasa, 25 February 2011 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received a 3.4 million-dollars grant to fund a project intended for the demining of large areas around the international airport of Kisangani, in the Oriental Province. The grant is from the Japanese government. As a key transit…
North Kivu: MONUSCO’s Jordanian Special Force Decorated in Beni
Béni, 26 February 2011 – The Jordanian Special Force currently deployed in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) held a medal parade on 26 February. MONUSCO Force Commander Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash presided over the ceremony which took place in Beni…
MONUSCO Trains Congolese Military Magistrates in International Criminal Law
Lubumbashi, 23 February 2011 – A seminar for providing training in international criminal law to magistrates of the military justice system in Katanga province started in Lubumbashi, the provincial capital, on February 23rd. The 3-day training seminar involves 37 magistrates of the local military…
Ongoing Training for MONUSCO Police
Kinshasa, 23 February 2011 – Pursuant to the requirements of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, all Formed Police Units (FPU) deployed in Missions must undergo in-country mobile techniques training. In line with this policy, one of the seven Bangladeshi Police Units deployed in the…