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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
Goma Forum to explain the Need for Youth to maintain Complementarity with MONUSCO
Goma, 12 March 2013 – The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organised 28 February 2013 in Goma, an information-sharing forum with students on MONUSCO's role and youth contribution to the search for solutions to the new fights in Nord…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Breakthrough in the fight against impunity in respect of sexual violence with STAREC assistance
Kisangani, 13 March 2013 – During a mobile court hearing held on 18 – 23rd February 2013 at Osio detention centre located 18 kms away from South Kisangani, Orientale province, about a dozen verdicts were issued by the provincial military court. The hearing was funded by the Stabilization and…
MONUSCO welcomes the surrender of Bosco Ntaganda
Kinshasa, 19 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the surrender of the Congolese rebel Bosco Ntaganda and the decision by the United States to transfer him to The Hague, where he is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes…
Mayi-Mayi combatants inside MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi surrender
Kinshasa, 24 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the peaceful surrender of 245 Mayi-Mayi Kata Katanga combatants who sought refuge inside the MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi, province of Katanga, on Saturday 23 March, following an earlier…
DR Congo: UN peacekeepers transfer rebels to authorities after peaceful surrender
25 March 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today transferred hundreds of Mayi-Mayi combatants to Kinshasa after the rebels turned over their weapons to the peacekeepers this weekend and took part in UN-led mediation. According to information…
Ban and officials from DR Congo discuss fragile security situation
26 March 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today discussed the fragile security and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a meeting with the country's Foreign Minister, Raymond Tshibanda N'tungamulongo. The two men, who met at UN Headquarters, agreed that the…
Congolese rebel leader makes initial appearance before International Criminal Court
26 March 2013 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) set 23 September as the start date for the confirmation of charges hearing for Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, who made his first appearance before the tribunal today. Mr. Ntaganda faces several counts of war crimes and crimes against…
Security Council approves intervention force to target armed groups in DR Congo
28 March 2013 – The Security Council today authorized the deployment of an intervention brigade within the current United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address imminent threats to peace and security. The intervention brigade will carry out targeted…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
National leadership crucial for tackling sexual violence in DR Congo – UN envoy
28 March 2013 – Conflict-related sexual violence is one of the most urgent challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations official says, stressing that leadership and responsibility on the part of the Government is critical to tackling this issue. "Only the…
124 elements of Senegalese contingent awarded UN medals in Kananga
Kananga, 14 March 2013 - At Kananga, the administrative capital of Kasaï Occidental province, 124 police officers of the Senegalese contingent within the UN Special Police Unit based in this city were awarded UN medals on Wednesday 13 March 2013. The ceremony was chaired by Jacques Desilets, Deputy…
MONUSCO donates 4 oil presses to 16.000 producers
Tshela, 7 March 2013 – Oil producers in the territories of Lukula and Tshela received four palm oil presses from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo-MONUSCO to enable them to increase palm oil production. The four palm oil presses worth $ 25,000 were donated to sixteen…
MONUSCO turns over a rehabilitated office building and equipments to a civil society organization
Matadi, 13 March 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), refurbished and equipped a civil society organization office in Mbanza Ngungu. Matadi, 13 March 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic…