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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 supports the organization for securing the upcoming elections in the DRC
Kinshasa, 23 June 2015: Within the framework of support to ensure the security of the elections, MONUSCO Police developed four hundred (400) modules for the Congolese National Police (PNC) refresher course. The modules include eight (8) subjects intended for the Technical Group to organize Safe…
The UNJHRO supports the Sensitization on the law on the criminalization of tortures in the DRC
Uvira, 8 July 2015 – The United Nations Joint Human Right Office, UNJHRO, in collaboration with Sukula II military operations command in the South-Kivu province and the local Military Public Prosecution Office organized on Wednesday 8 July 2015 in Uvira a sensitization on the Act No 0011/008 of 9…
MONUSCO organizes a workshop for North Kivu prisons officials
Goma, 7 July 2015- MONUSCO Justice Support Section in collaboration with the provincial Justice division in the North-Kivu province organized a two-day workshop in the North-Kivu for about twenty North-Kivu prison staff members, which workshop led to the crafting of a contingency plan for the Goma…
South Kivu: MONUSCO rehabilitates the prison in Kalehe
South Kivu, 9 July 2015 — In South Kivu, the prison in Kalehe, after its recent renovation thanks to MONUSCO, was officially handed over to the provincial minister of Justice and Human rights, Mme Gisele Balegamire, on Thursday 9 July 2015. The minister received the keys to the refurbished prison…
Katanga: MONUSCO facilitates the organization of a workshop on the role of Medias in elections
Lubumbashi, 3 July 2015: About fifty journalists from Katanga province signed a code of good conduct to adopt during the electoral period, at the end of a workshop on the role of Medias in achieving a peaceful electoral period in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Facilitated by the Office of the…
UN Police sensitizes holiday-makers on MONUSCO's as well as its Police mandate in Uvira
Uvira - 8 July 2015: MONUSCO Police Component held a sensitization session on MONUSCO’s mandate, more particularly the one of its police for holyday makers in holiday camps. The chief of the United Nations Police, UNPOL NYUIKI Peter TAKEH, first explained MONUSCO’s mandate with a special focus on…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, briefs the UN Security Council on the situation in DRC
The fulfilment of the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) rested on “persistent engagement” with the Government on the security situation in the East, the electoral process and the ongoing strategic dialogue, the Security…
MONUSCO in partnership with the local press organizes the second edition of a press forum in Dungu
Dungu – Saturday, 11 July 2015: Dungu HQ hosted the second edition of the press forum initiated by MONUSCO PID in partnership with the local press around the topic: "What civil society for Dungu?" Guest: Mr. Mbikobado Wami Jacques, civil society coordinator. The meeting was attended by political and…
MONUSCO explains the UN new procedure for support to Non-UN Security Forces
North-Kivu - 15 July 2015: A delegation from the Secretariat Office of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in charge of Due Diligence Policy was received by the Provincial Commissioner of the Congolese National Police PNC/ North Kivu, General AWACHANGO Vital, assisted by his close aids from…
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Report of the UNJHRO on international humanitarian law violations committed by ADF
Title: Report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office on international humanitarian law violations committed by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) combatants in the territory of Beni, North Kivu province, between 1 October and 31 December 2014. Download the file: The present report, published in…
With MONUSCO’s support, armed groups combatants are surrendering to Goma transit camp
Goma, 18 July: Goma DDR transit camp, located in the vicinity of Goma airport, has received combatants from various armed groups active in the eastern DRC: FRPI (Front de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri), FDLR (Front Démocratique pour la Libération du Rwanda) and the different Mai Mai groups…
In North Kivu, MONUSCO helps the provincial service prepare for safe elections
In an official ceremony in Goma on 20 July 2015, General Vital Awachago Umiya, Provincial Commissioner of the Congolese National Police (PNC) in North Kivu, launched an election security training session for a first group of 65 police officers. The ceremony took place at the town’s Stade de l’Unité…