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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’s Deputy Chief Visits Ituri Province
Ituri, 3 February 2011 – As part of his recent ten-day field trip, the Deputy-Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Coordinator for Humanitarian Action in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Fidèle Sarassoro, visited Bukiringi, in the district of Ituri, as well as in…
MONUSCO Peacekeepers Conduct Rescue Operation in Ntoto, North Kivu
Ntoto, 29 January 2011 - For the second time in a week MONUSCO Blue Helmets intervened in the North Kivu town of Ntoto and rescued six Congolese National Police Officers that were abducted by Mai Mai fighters. The early warning centre at the Ntoto military Base was initially informed about the…
Mr. Fidèle Sarassoro on a working trip to South-Kivu
Bukavu, 28 January 2011 – The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Humanitarian Coordinator of the UN System in the DR Congo, Mr. Fidèle Sarassoro, arrived in Bukavu last Friday at the start of a three-day working visit, accompanied by a high level delegation comprising senior…
MONUSCO launches "A New Congo" campaign in Kinshasa
Kinshasa , 29 January 2011 - Mindful of the good relations between the Congolese population and the United Nations System, the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) through its Public Information Division, last week-end launched a month-long sensitization campaign in the country's…
MONUSCO Indian Force Marks 62nd Anniversary of Republic Day
Goma, 26 January 2011 – The Indian contingent of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a medal parade in Goma on 26 January 2011, and took the opportunity to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of India Republic Day. The ceremony was attended by…
MONUSCO builds a prison cell for Kalemie national police
Kalemie, 20 January 2011 – The Police Unit of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) based in Kalémie completed the construction of a detention cell, and handed it over to the local National Police Inspection at a ceremony organized for the occasion on 20 January. The detention cell…
Pakistan Contingent builds a bridge in Panzi, South Kivu
Panzi, 20 January 2011 – The Pakistan contingent of MONUSCO built a bridge for the population of Panzi, a small town 30 km south-east of Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu. The bridge links Panzi and Mulamba and will also serve the near-by town of Tulinki, as well as other surrounding…
Beni Vocational Training Centre resumes activities
Beni, 18 January 2011 – The Vocational Training Centre of Beni re-opened its doors on 18 January during a ceremony that took place in the presence of several local administrative officials and representatives of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…
Bangladeshi Police treat Ekabana Orphans
Bukavu, 13 January 2011 - The Bangladeshi Police Unit in Bukavu, the provincial capital of North Kivu, on 13 January paid a courtesy visit to the Ekabana Orphanage located in the town of Kaputu. The contingent doctor, Farid Khan, took the opportunity to examine 34 children, who were suffering from…
MONUSCO Force Commander visits Ituri
Ituri, 14 January 2011 – The Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, respectively visited Bukiringi, Aveba, Kasenyi, Tchomia, Bogoro, Kabona and Boga in the district of Ituri from 14 to 16 January. The purpose of his…
A global strategy for the preservation of Congo’s natural sites
Kinshasa, 14 January 2011 - The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, and Ms. Irina Bokova, UNESCO's Director-General, took part, on 14 January, in a high level meeting with national authorities on the…
North Kivu: Congolese National Police Officials trained to secure the electoral process
Goma, 12 January 2011 – From 6 to 12 Jnauary, more than a hundred Congolese National Police (PNC) officers including three female from the Mobile Intervention Group (GMI: Groupement mobile d'intervention) received training from MONUSCO police on crowd control, restoration of public order, police…