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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 sounds warning bell over pre-election human rights violations in the DRC
Geneva/Kinshasa, 9 November 2011 – A UN report released today reveals a worrying number of human rights violations during the pre-electoral period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, warning that such incidents could endanger the democratic process and lead to post-electoral violence as well…
Statement by Navi Pillay, HCHR. on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
GENEVA , 26 June 2010 – "Almost all states have laws that prohibit torture and declare it a crime. Yet many states practice torture and do not prosecute those who commit it. Chilling reports of torture cross the desks of UN human rights officials every day, even though those states that practice it…
Recognizing Human Rights Journalism in the DRC
Kinshasa, 16 October 2011 - The NGOs Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), The Carter Center and Search for Common Ground, along with the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), have launched a competition to reward the best news reports on human rights. The competition is open to all Congolese…
OPERATION KUTA FUTA
Operation "Kuta Futa" (The Search) started from 18 to 22 August 2011.It was jointly conducted by Bangladeshi Contingent (BANBAT-1) and FARDC in South Irumu near Lake Albert and Uganda border in Ituri district of Oriental Province, under the aegis of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the…
The News for Publishing Through Print and Electronic Media
Operation ETAFUTI YA TAI (EAGLE SEARCH) Launched by GUASFOR. In DUNGU area a joint Operation named EAGLE SEARCH started on 27 Jun 2011 combining with the troops of GUASFOR and FARDC, where the MILOB also took part. The aim of this operation was to carry out aerial reconnaissance and ground…
South Kivu Cimic Activities in the Month of July
KWINJA: A blood bank has been recently opened in Rutshuru Hospital. The blood for the bank was to be provided from Goma, however it did not materialise. Since the pregnant ladies, injured people as well as security forces personals requiring immediate medical attention are treated in Rutshuru…
Weekly Cimic Activities Banbat-1 (18 June 2011 to 24 June 2011)
Vehicle Accident Took Place near MARABO. On 22 June at around 0830 hours one lorry and car collided at a location about 3 km South from MARABO COB. After receiving the information a patrol from MARABO COB led by COB COMD went the spot and found that the there were five injured persons who were…
Indian Peacekeepers Build School in Congo with Voluntary Contribution from Their Salaries
Since its induction into to Rutshuru Territory of DR Congo for peacekeeping mission in Jul 2010, the Peacekeepers of Indian Battalion-2 have been gallantly working for ushering peace into their part of Democratic Republic of Congo and also for the economic upliftment of the populace. In a bid to do…
Corporal Elias Kiatti (Benin) 14 April 1977 – 13 January 2012
The Memorial Service in honour of late Cpl Elias KIATTI of Benin, who passed away on 13 Jan 12 at Kalemie after a short illness, was held at MONUSCO HQ in Kinshasa on Saturday 04 February from 09:20 Hrs up to 09:55 Hrs in the presence of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General…
CURRICULLAM VIATE : MAJ JAIDEV SINGH GULERIA
Maj Jaidev Singh Guleria (India) who passed away in an unfortunate road accident on 07 Oct 2011 joined MONUSCO as MILOB on 10 Nov 2010. The officer served as MILOB at Team Site Masisi in North Kivu Bde for seven months prior to his present appointment as SO MOVCON, Kinshasa. DETAILS OF MAJ JAIDEV…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Advocacy Note: The Limits Analysing Sexual Violence Data in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Prepared by Juliet Kerr with contributions from Dr Patrick Ball on behalf of the MONUSCO-Sexual Violence Unit, December 2010. What exists today in the DRC is a weakened comprehension of the dynamics of sexual violence. This derives from the numerous often unfounded statistics recycled by the media…