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

War not a child’s game
Bukavu, 24 November 2013 – In Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), together with its partners, commemorated on 22 November 2013 the 24 th anniversary of the…
Symbolic destruction of weapons and ammunitions in Goma
Goma, 20 November 2013 – In a special ceremony held on Wednesday 20 November 2013 in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) symbolically destroyed a pile of weapons of war and other…
Celebration of World AIDS Day in Kindu
Kindu, December 2, 2013 - The celebration of the World AIDS Day at Kindu, capital of the Maniema province, on December 1, had two highlights. At the outset, on the eve of the occasion, Saturday, November 30, the office of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) at…
First batch of Force Intervention Brigade soldiers awarded the UN peace medal
Goma, 10 December 2013 - A medal parade in honor of the Force Intervention Brigade of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was organized in Sake, North Kivu province, on 9 December 2013. The parade, described as “historic”, saw the first batch of officers of…
  • Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
MONUSCO Campaigns against Sexual Violence in Province Orientale
Kisangani, 4 December 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, through its Public Information section, organized, from 25 to 30 November 2013, in Province Oriental’s Isangi and Yangambi territories, a sensitization campaign for preventing and…
MONUSCO to track down FDLR after M23
Goma, 10 December 2013 - MONUSCO Force Commander Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz said in an exclusive interview to Radio Okapi yesterday that the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) had launched offensive operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group…
MONUSCO chief on a two-day visit to Dungu
Dungu, 18 December 2013 – The chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, arrived in Dungu, a city located in the far-north of the Eastern province, in the early afternoon of 18 December 2013. Shortly after arrival, the Special…

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.