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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 Consolidates Peaceful Coexistence between the Fizi Communities in Sud Kivu
Uvira, 25 January 2013 – In order to encourage the communities of the Fizi territory in Sud Kivu to live together and develop their region, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Fizi and Itombwe frameworks for inter-community…
MONUSCO Presents the Action Plan to Combat the Recruitment and Use of Children in Armed Conflict
Uvira, 25 January 2013 - Last December in Uvira, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) presented an action plan to combat the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and serious human rights violations…
MONUSCO Police put smiles on children orphans’ faces in Panzi, Sud Kivu province
Bukavu, 24 January 2013 - The Egyptian Formed Police Unit of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) warmed the hearts of orphaned children in Sud Kivu province when they brought them a bundle of toys on Thursday, 24 January 2013. About a…
MONUSCO denounces the circulation of a fabricated document ascribed to the Mission
Kinshasa, 30 January 2013: Since yesterday, certain media outlets have been posting a document ascribed to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which would confirm a cooperation between the Forces démocratiques de libération du…
MONUSCO’s Mission Finds Rumors from Masisi, Nord-Kivu Province, Unfounded
Kinshasa, 2 January 2013: Between 21 and 24 December 2012, the United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) dispatched an evaluation team to Mpati, Nyange and Bibwe in the territory of Masisi, Nord-Kivu province. The team was comprised of…
MONUSCO Supports the Safe Return of Dr. Mukwege
Kinshasa, 14 January 2013: The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) of the United Nations for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and head of MONUSCO, Mr. Roger Meece, welcomes the return to Bukavu today of Dr. Denis Mukwege, chief medical doctor at the Panzi hospital, whose…
UN steps up operations to protect population from UXOs in the DRC
Goma, 24 January 2013 - The United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre (UNMACC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 14 January 2013, destroyed 373 unexploded devices, at the National Armed Forces' camp at Mubambiro, a village located 25 km southwest of the eastern town of Goma. The…
MONUSCO denounces the circulation of a fabricated document ascribed to the Mission
Kinshasa, 30 January 2013: Since yesterday, certain media outlets have been posting a document ascribed to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which would confirm a cooperation between the Forces démocratiques de libération du…
Substantial property damage in Bunia due to recent heavy downpours
Bunia, 30 January 2013 – The town of Bunia, the regional capital of the Ituri district, Province Orientale, has been under water since yesterday, after a heavy rainfall hit the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rare intensity of the downpour battering Bunia since the early…
Journalists of Kisangani, Province Orientale, trained to advance women’s cause
Kisangani, 30 January 2013 – A capacity-building workshop for journalists on advancing the cause of women's rights was organized in the town of Kisangani, Province Orientale, on 29 January 2013, at the initiative of the Network of Associative and Community Media of Province Oriental (REMACPO), with…
UN Peacekeepers in Kisangani trained on maintaining public order
Kisangani, 31 January 2013 – Several dozens of UN peacekeepers deployed in Kisangani, capital of Province Orientale, are being trained by the police of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) on how to maintain and restore law and public…
MONUSCO explains its mandate to students in Mbandaka, Equateur province
Mbandaka, 4 February 2013 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Public Information section, took part, on Saturday, 4 February, in a cultural event organized by the Coordination of Students of the Medical Studies Institute…