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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 acts to ensure women’s rights are respected in the territory of Banalia, Eastern province
Kisangani, 24 June 2013 – Gender-based violence is common place in the territory of Banalia located in the district of Tshopo, Orientale province. This phenomenon is mostly noted in the mining areas where women's rights are constantly trampled on. To curb this scourge, MONUSCO, the French acronym…
MONUSCO strongly condemns serious violations by Mayi-Mayi Sheka in North Kivu
Kinshasa, 27 June 2013 – Continued attacks against civilians by Mayi-Mayi combatants, under the command of Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, in Walikale territory, North Kivu, remain a major concern for MONUSCO. Sheka has been accused since 2010 of serious Human Rights violations, including killings, sexual…
MONUSCO Chief, Roger Meece, completes his three-year assignment, leaves the country
Kinshasa, 27 June 2013 - The Chief of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Roger Meece, left the Mission yesterday afternoon after completing his term of office as Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the…
Celebration of International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Ituri
Bunia, 27 June 2012 - The Ituri district, in the northeastern Oriental Province, has, for a long time, suffered from the torments of armed conflicts. The civilian population has been the victim of all kinds of abuses and exactions, but now there is hope for a better future. It is against this…
MONUSCO assists in bringing electricity to the detainees of Kabare prison in DR Congo
Bukavu, 27 June 2013 - The South-Kivu Governor, Marcellin Cishambo, inaugurated on 26 June 2013, a quick impact project of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), aiming at bringing electricity to the prison of Kabare and the surrounding…
Tribute to victims of torture in DR Congo
Kinshasa, 26 June 2013 – In the Democratic Republic of Congo, as in the rest of the world, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was celebrated on 26 June. The annual event was marked with a ceremony organized jointly in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, by the United Nations Joint…
The role of women in the implementation of the Addis-Ababa Framework Agreement
Kisangani, 27 June 2013 – Congolese women's involvement in the implementation of the Addis Ababa's Framework for peace, security and cooperation in the DR Congo and the Great Lakes Region as well as the resolutions 2098 and 1325 of the United Nations Security Council were at the heart of a debate…
MONUSCO trains media professionals on gender issues in Kinshasa
Kinshasa, 3 July 2013 – Violence against women, especially rape, is a major concern for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), more so because the mission's core mandate is to protect civilians in the country. Within the framework of that…
MONUSCO trains 40 media professionals in Western Kasai
Kananga, 4 July 2013 – A group of 40 journalists, including editors-in-chief and editors, from the different radio stations across Western Kasai province, received training from the Public Information Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO). The three-day…
MONUSCO trains Uvira’s and Fizi’s journalists
Uvira, 5 July 2013 – Sixty journalists from community radio stations belonging to the Network for Synergy of the Media Outlets of Uvira and Fizi territories attended a two-day training workshop from 14 to 15 June in the town of Uvira, South Kivu, by the Public Information Division of the United…
MONUSCO renovates the maternity ward of Oicha Hospital, North Kivu province
Beni, 5 July 2013 - In Beni, North Kivu province, Nepalese peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo ( MONUSCO), on 3 July 2013 handed over to the local authorities a completely renovated maternity ward at the General Reference Hospital in Oicha, a locality 30 km north…