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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 Trains its National Staff on Conflict Resolution Techniques
Entebbe, Uganda, 14 July 2012 - The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) trained its Congolese Local Staff on the negotiation and conflict resolution techniques. The training took place from 2 to 6 July at the United Nations logistic Base of…
MONUSCO Backs National Campaign Against Torture
Kisangani, 17th July 2012 - A national campaign for the promotion of the Convention against torture and Law criminalizing torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was officially launched in Kisangani on Friday 13 July. This effort enjoyed the support of the United Nations Organization…
DR Congo: Trial for rights defender’s murder must respect due process - Pillay
Geneva, 17 July 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday called for the appeal trial in the case of the murder of Congolese human rights defender Floribert Chebeya Bahizire, and the disappearance of his driver, Fidèle Bazana Edadi, to fully respect international standards…
MONUSCO and World Bank to provide psycho-social assistance to ex-combatants
Goma, July 24, 2012 - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in collaboration with the World Bank, has just ended a 3-week training program focusing on Psycho-social assistance in support of ex-combatants who surrender to the Disarmament…
MONUSCO Denounces Recruitment of Children and Youth by M23 Armed Group
Kinshasa, 7 August 2012 – The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) expressed deep concern today over growing evidence of forced recruitment of civilians by the M23 for both combat and non-combat purposes. "Whilst forced recruitment by various armed groups has long characterised conflict in the DRC…
MONUSCO supports the Congolese Government to restore peace and security in the country
Kinshasa, 14 June 2012 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. Roger Meece, presented to the UN Security Council on 12 June 2012 the last Secretary…
MONUSCO Supports Workshop to Raise Awareness about Legislation Criminalizing Torture
Bukavu, 7 August 2012 – A workshop aimed at disseminating legal provisions criminalizing torture was held in Bukavu on Tuesday, 7 August 2012. Participants included officials from State services involved in criminal investigation, as well as representatives of Human Rights NGO's. The workshop was…
Civil Society, CENI and MONUSCO Meet Over Electoral Process in Sud-Kivu
Bukavu, 16 August 2012 – A dialogue bringing together national and provincial lawmakers and other actors in the ongoing electoral process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was held in Bukavu, capital of Sud-Kivu province, on Thursday, 16 August 2012, for an exchange of views on the…
Over 250 youth leaders sensitized on MONUSCO’s new mandate
Kananga, 25 August 2012 – Some 250 youth association leaders participated in a workshop organized by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Kananga, Kasaï Occidental province, between 6 and 9 August 2012. The objective of the workshop…
UN alarmed over killings in Masisi territory in DR Congo
Kinshasa / Geneva 29 August 2012 – The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Roger Meece, expressed deep concern today over reports of further massacres of civilians in Masisi territory, North Kivu at the beginning of August - the latest in a series of violent attacks by…
MONUSCO trains psychosocial assistants in child protection
Uvira, 27 August 2012 – The Child Protection section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized in Uvira, from 16 to 17 August 2012, a training workshop for about 30 psychosocial care workers from different areas of Sud-Kivu…
Thirty Congolese National Police officers re-trained in Kapalata
Kisangani, 27 August 2012 – Thirty Congolese National Police (PNC) officers, including two women, from across Sud-Kivu province, just wrapped up a two-week training exercise at the instruction center of Kapalata, some 7 km north of Kisangani, the capital of Province Orientale. The training was…