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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
In Kasaï Occidental, MONUSCO and UNDP educate young people about their rights and responsibilities
Kananga, 4 February 2013 – The Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) organized on Saturday, 2 February 2013, in Kananga, capital of Kasaï Occidental province, a meeting to plan the activities of the Cadre de…
Local authorities in Equateur province are fully engaged in inter-communal reconciliation
Mbandaka, 5 February 2013 – On 31 January 2013, Pierre Kamulete, district commissioner of Sud-Ubangi, Equateur province, visited Dongo, within the framework of ongoing pacification efforts in a region that suffered social unrest in 2009 following the insurgency of the Mouvement de Libération…
The concept of community police under review in Ituri, province Orientale
Bunia, 5 February 2013 – Community police, a concept often misused in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but with no significant impact on the population, is undergoing a thorough review in Ituri district, Province Orientale. The Police component of the United Nations Organization Stabilization…
Launching of the Action Plan to Combat Recruitment and Sexual Abuse of children
Dungu, 5 February 2013 - On Tuesday, 5 February 2013, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), UNICEF and the office of the Administrator of Dungu territory jointly organized the official launching of the Action Plan…
The Dutch Minister for Cooperation and Foreign Trade on a Working Visit to Goma
Goma, 8 February 2013 – "We have witnessed the difficult conditions under which displaced persons (IDPs) live in camps here. They face so many challenges", said Liliane Ploumen the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade last Tuesday, while visiting the Mugunga 3 IDP camp in the…
UN peacekeeping mission in Mali increasingly possible, says top official
6 February 2013 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping today highlighted the role being played by "blue helmets" in a variety of hotspots worldwide, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, and told journalists that a UN mission in Mali looks increasingly likely. "All…
MONUSCO supports training of 75 court registrars of North and South Kivu
Bukavu, 8 February 2013 – A training workshop for 75 court clerks, including 16 women, all hailing from Nord and Sud Kivu provinces, is taking place in Bukavu, the capital of Sud Kivu. The workshop, which started on 4 February 2013, will end 11 days later. This meeting is an initiative of the…
MONUSCO and Partners Launch National Action Plan for Children
Kisangani, 8 February 2013 – The National Plan of Action to combat the recruitment and use of children as well as other serious forms of violations of children's rights by the armed forces and security services of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was officially launched in Province Orientale. The…
Two SADC Delegations Visit Goma to Assess the Implementation of the International Neutral Force
Goma, 11 February 2013 – Following the deferment of the signing of the Framework Agreement on the future deployment of the joint UN and African Union International Neutral Force last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, several civil society activists in Nord Kivu had voiced pessimistic views about the…
MONUSCO builds women leaders’ awareness about protection mechanisms
Bukavu, 14 February 2013 – On 6 February 2013, some fifty women leaders and a number of local administrative authorities of the territories of Kalehe and Mwenga, Sud Kivu province, took part in a day of reflection and exchange of ideas on the subject of "Women's participation in protection…
MONUSCO explains to local women its role in Nord Kivu
Goma, 14 February 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) held an awareness-raising session in Goma on Thursday, 14 February 2013, to inform local women on its mandate. Over 400 women, most of them members of Goma-based women's…
Thousands of displaced Congolese to benefit from latest UN food distribution
15 February 2013 – The United Nations food relief agency today said it will fly in 20 metric tons of emergency food supplies to recently displaced persons in the town of Punia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one of the hardest areas to reach in the eastern part of the country.…