MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Press conferences

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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

UN supports certification of the natural resources in the Big Lakes Region
Lusaka, 15 December 2010 - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Asha Rose Migiro, has said that regional stability depends on sound mechanisms, which are a prerequisite for peace consolidation and sustainable development. Ms Migiro was addressing a one-day summit of Heads of State of the…
Equateur: MONUSCO trains some 50 journalists in Mbandaka
Mbandaka, 15 December 2010 – The Public Information Division of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) in the Equateur Province organized a training workshop for 50 media professionals to enhance their reporting abilities to support their work during the forthcoming presidential and…
South Kivu: Forty police trained in securing minerals trade centres
Bukavu, 14 December 2010 – The police unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) and the Provincial Division of Mines have jointly trained 40 Congolese National Police officers (PNC), drawn from the two Kivus, in securing minerals trade centres. The three-week…
Katanga: Roger Meece lays emphasis on the Stabilisation and Elections
Kinshasa, 21 November 2010 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Roger Meece, wound up a three-day working visit to Katanga province on Saturday 20 November. It was Mr. Meece's first visit to the province since assuming office as head of…
Equateur: IEC and MONUSCO sensitize women leaders on the electoral process
Mbandaka, 20 November 2010 - Women in the Equateur province have been urged to be actively involved in the forthcoming electoral process that kicks off in Mbandaka on 30 November. The process will start with a review of the electoral register. At a meeting with some 60 female leaders from various…

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

MONUSCO took over from an earlier UN peacekeeping operation – the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) – on 1 July 2010. It was done in accordance with Security Council resolution 1925 of 28 May to reflect the new phase.