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

DRC : we must bring to justice those responsible for mass rape
New York, 7 September 2010 - Sent at the end of August in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC) by UN chief Ban Ki - moon to shed light on the circumstances of mass rape in the east , the Under - Secretary General for Operations of peacekeeping, Atul Khare , reiterated on Tuesday at the Security…
Mass rape in the DRC : UN calls for end to impunity
New York, 31 August 2010 - Rape wild mass of civilians by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) show once more the necessity of ending the impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes , insisted Tuesday the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations…
IPI Honours Radio Okapi with 2010 ‘Free Media Pioneer’ Award
Vienna, 7 September 2010 - The International Press Institute (IPI) today honoured Radio Okapi, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the 2010 'Free Media Pioneer' award. Radio Okapi began broadcasting on 25 February 2002 as a public service station with the aim of contributing to the…
Solemn Tribute to three Peacekeepers Fallen in Kirumba
Kinshasa, 3 September 2010 – A moving ceremony was held in the headquarters of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) to salute the three fallen Indian Peacekeepers in Kirumba, North Kivu on 18 August. The Special Representative, Mr. Roger Meece; the Force Commander, Lieutenant General…
North Kivu: Indian Blue Helmets rescuing IMC employees
Goma, 04 September 2010 - Armed men attacked an aircraft with 4 members of the International Medical Corps (IMC), all American nationals at about 10 a.m. on September, 1. The aicraft had just touched ground on the Kilambo airstrip, 15 km NW of Walikale. The 3rd Indian Batallion reacted immediately…
Roger A. Meece acquaints himself with the security situation in eastern DRC
Dungu, 13 August 2010 - As part of his familiarization tour, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and head of MONUSCO, Roger A. Meece, on 10 August 2010 visited the sub-office in Dungu where he met with the Mission's military…
North Kivu Brigade Bleu Helmets Honour Martyred Peacekeeper
Goma, 11 August 2010 - The Blue Helmets of MONUSCO's North Kivu Brigade successfully accomplished yet another Quick Impact Project (QIP), that is, the construction of a basket court at Kanyabayonga in Lubero territory, at the cost of 12500 US dollars, as part of the UN Mission's Civil-Military…

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.