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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.
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Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227
Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06
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MONUSCO hosts a conference against impunity for sexual and gender based violence
Bunia: The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Ituri (BCNUDH) and PARJE “Uhaki safi” organized on 20 August, a conference on “the role of sound forensic evidence in the fight against impunity for sex and gender based violence”. More than 35 participants, journalists, NGO representatives, bar…
MONUSCO turns over keys for the first community center in charge of child protection in Ituri
Bunia – 20 August 2015: M’Hand Ladjouzi, chief of MONUSCO Office in Ituri, inaugurated a community center for child protection and mentoring, especially those affected by armed conflicts and in situation of vulnerability. At least 1800 children, including 600 affected by armed conflicts and 1200…
SRSG Martin Kobler sensitizes MONUSCO staff against sexual exploitation and abuse
Following allegations on sexual abuse against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC made an awareness-raising and information sharing tour for MONUSCO civilian and military personnel respectively to Kisangani, Bunia…
MONUSCO-Uvira staff sensitized on sexual exploitation and abuse!
Uvira, 27 August 2015 – From Monday 24 through Thursday 27 August 2015, staff members of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC were sensitized on the United core values and standards, fight against sexual exploitation and abuse as well as harassment and other forms of misconduct to…
DSRSG Mamadou Diallo’s working visit to Beni
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC, Dr. Mamadou Diallo, arrived in Beni for a working visit on 25 August 2015. Doctor Mamadou Diallo travelled Wednesday 26 August respectively to the districts of Eringeti, Mayi Moya, Samboko and Oicha, territory of Beni…
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Jose Maria Aranaz, Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the DRC call for strengthened policies to address enforced disappearances Kinshasa, 30 August 2015 – “On the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances…
First visit to South Kivu of Mr. Mamadou Pethe Diallo, new UN humanitarian coordinator
Bukavu, 27 August 2015 — Dr. Mamadou Pethe Diallo, the new Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in charge of humanitarian affairs made his first visit to South Kivu province. Upon arriving at Kavumu airport on Thursday 27 August, the Deputy Special Representative made a courtesy…
Dungu: Electoral process at the heart of the 3rd edition of local press forum
The 3rd edition of a local press forum took place on Saturday 15 August 2015 within MONUSCO compound in Dungu around the theme “Diagnosis of the electoral process in Dungu, profile and perspectives”, presentation given by a local INEC official, Mr. Maboy Guylain. The meeting was attended by…
In Bunia, MONUSCO sets up a committee to denounce sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA)
Bunia 28 August 2015: MONUSCO conduct and discipline unit in Bunia convened in the conference room of its headquarters local actors as well as substantive sections to set up a whistleblowing mechanism to denounce and prevent any act of sexual exploitation and abuse by the United Nations staff. The…
MONUSCO update religious leaders in Kisangani on its mandate
MONUSCO Public Information Section in Kisangani organized on 27 August 2015, a conference-debate to explain the Mission;s mandate to religious members in Kisangani. About fifty leaders took part in the meeting that took place at 14, Parish Bonne Semence, Avenue in the township of Tshopo. The…
MONUSCO promotes social dialogue in the territory of Mambasa
Mambasa, 31 August 2015 - MONUSCO civil affairs section wrapped up a three-day workshop on the promotion of social dialogue in the territory of Mambasa on 28 August 2015. About forty participants from the different districts of Mambasa attended the workshop whose objective was to help the civil…
Working session for Media professionals in Kisangani
On Friday 28 August 2015, MONUSCO-Kisangani Public Information Section held a working session for about fifty media professionals and members of the Brainstorming Group of Journalists in Kisangani, at the headquarters of “Réseau des Médias Associatifs et Communautaires de la Province Orientale…