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

MONUSCO, UN agencies celebrate United Nations Day in Province Orientale
Kisangani, 29 October 2012 – On the occasion of the United Nations Day celebration on 24 October, the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and agencies of the UN system gathered in Kisangani, capital of Province Orientale, to inform the Congolese public on their…
MONUSCO expands Songololo prison, Bas-Congo, by adding two wings
Songololo, 31 October 2012 - Two new wings added to Songololo prison, located in the "district des Cataractes", some 70 km from Matadi, capital of Bas-Congo province, were inaugurated on Wednesday, 31 October. The new cell blocks, respectively for women and minor detainees, were constructed by the…
DDR/RR conducts training and sensitization in Goma
Goma, 8 November 2012 - The Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement (DDR/RR) Division of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) ended a two-day refresher training program on sensitization as well as its operations in…
Training of 300 Congolese officers in Kasaï Occidental
Kananga, 8 November 2012 - The second session of a six-month basic training in community policing techniques began this Tuesday, 6 November 2012 in Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasaï Occidental with 300 officers of the Congolese National Police (PNC), including 53 women. Supported by the…
Strong Engagement for the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325
Kinshasa, 8 November 2012 – In collaboration with the Gender Affairs section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the Congolese government and the United Nations Theme Group on Gender launched a three-day workshop on the occasion…
World Bank officials visit Goma
Goma, 12 November 2012 – On 6 and 7 November 2012, a World Bank delegation led by Luigi Giovine, Lead Operations Officer in DRC, carried out an assessment mission in Nord Kivu. This visit, which was organized with the support of MONUSCO Stabilization Support Unit, was part of the Stabilization and…
MONUSCO provides assistance to deprived children of Kisangani
Kisangani, 9 November 2012 – In Kisangani, Province Orientale, the United Nations Day (on 24 October) was celebrated on 7 November. On that occasion, the Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), through the Office of Public…
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Specialized unit to fight sexual violence in Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji Mayi, 13 November 2012 – The public prosecutor's office in Mbuji Mayi, Kasaï Oriental province, located at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now a specialized unit as part of the fight against sexual violence. Inaugurated on Saturday, 10 November 2012, the unit is an…

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.