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

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MONUSCO donates office premises to revitalize civil society in Ituri
Civil society coordination in Ituri has now its own office premises. It was built by MONUSCO quick impact project worth $41,000. The building was officially handed to the civil society coordination by Mr. M’hand Ladjouzi, Chief of the UN Mission in Bunia, in a ceremony attended by local provincial…
Mutarule’s displaced starts returning home
A year ago, over 5000 people fled from this territory of the Ruzizi plain, following consecutive massacres and inter-communal tensions. Ever since, local authorities, MONUSCO and Civil Society organizations joined forces to facilitate the return of the displaced to their community. Mutarule, 15…
Uvira: Commission on Populations’ Movements Meeting
Uvira, 20 August 2015 – On Tuesday 18 August, MONJUSCO, through its civil Affairs section, attended a monthly meeting of the Commission on the Populations’ Movements CMP in Uvira. In attendance were representatives of the local and international NGOs including IEDA-Relief, AHADI, AJDC, CEDIER, FADC…
Dungu: MONUSCO has organized a workshop on community dialogue
MONUSCO civil affairs section jointly with local authorities, organized a workshop on social and democratic dialogue on 17 - 18 August 2015 at the court room of Dungu; About 50 people attended the workshop. The main objective of the workshop was to restore an atmosphere of trust between the…
Increased Women’s participation to the decision-making process in Bunia
Bunia: A delegation from the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the African Great Lakes region visited Bunia on 11 - 12 August 2015 to assess the impact of the activities for women’s participation to the stabilization and peace process funded through a Women…
HIV and AIDS sensitization in Munigi transit camp in Goma
Goma – 19 August, 2015 - Munigi is a settlement just outside of Goma, the North Kivu’s Provincial capital where MONUSCO has constructed a transit camp to ease the disarmament process and to help reintegrate the rebels who have voluntarily surrendered to go back to mainstream community.When the HIV…
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for the remembrance of the victims of slavery in order to draw inspiration from them Kinshasa, 23 August 2015 – “The observance of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the…
MONUSCO photo exhibition in Goma
Goma, 25 August 2015 – After Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, the city of Goma is hosting MONUSCO photo exhibition from 24 to 31 August. The objective of the photo exhibition is to show the Mission’s 15-year’s presence in DRC. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General personally opened the…

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.