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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 "Peace and Love" Choir participation in Festival nuits des choeurs on 05 September
MONUSCO "Peace and Love" Choir participation in Festival nuits des choeurs on 05 September at Kinshasa Theatre de verdure.
Enhanced coordination to stabilize projects in Mambasa territory
Bunia – 27 August 2015: A team of the project MONUSCO Island of Stability, of the UN pilot project Immediate Response Facility (IRF) and of government Program for the Reconstruction and Stabilization of the Zones emerging from Armed Conflicts (STAREC) met to determine the mechanisms for enhanced…
Statement of the Team of Intl Envoys & Reps for the Great Lakes region on Elections in the DRC
2 September 2015 - The Team of International Envoys for the Great Lakes of Africa, following its meeting in Geneva on 28 August, emphasizes its support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in its path towards historic upcoming elections, which are critical for the country's continued…
MONUSCO’s mandate explained to women in Kisangani
MONUSCO-Kisangani Public Information section in collaboration with other organic sessions (Gender, Human Rights, United Nations Police and Political Affairs) of the UN Mission and in partnership with the NGO Social Defense for the Progress and Development of the Rural Area (DSPDR), organized on…
Young people in North-Kivu called upon to contribute to efforts for the restoration peace
Goma, 29 August 2015 – Youth International Day, on 12 August, organized a number of meetings in Goma and Kichanga, territory of Masisi, to get the young people from member associations of the youth provincial Board (CPJ), with MONUSCO’s support, to commit themselves to the restoration of peace in…
UNSG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief’s visit to Burundians’ refugee camp in Lusenda
Uvira, 3 September 2015 – Kang Kyung, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefly visited Burundian refugee camps in Lusenda, territory of Fizi, in the South-Kivu province on Thursday, 3 September 2015. She was accompanied by the Vice…
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Principales tendances des violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois d’aout 2015
Au cours du mois d’août 2015, le BCNUDH a enregistré un total de 409 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de juillet 2015 au cours duquel nous avions enregistré 393 violations. Les provinces les plus touchées restent les…
International Literacy Day
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Abdourahmane Diallo, UNESCO Representative, reiterate their commitment to promoting literacy in the DRC Tuesday 9 September 2015 – “I commend the Government for the efforts made to promote literacy, which, in addition to representing a fundamental right that should…
UN Medal Award Ceremony in Goma
In a special medal parade, twenty-five Officers and four Warrant officers from various troop contributing members States of the United Nations were awarded the UN Medal in Goma today, 9 September 2015, for participating in joint international military and police operations such peacekeeping…
Beni: Justice Support Section organized an Open Day on Justice
On 3 September, MONUSCO Justice Support Section Beni organized a workshop for the judiciary actors and Civil Society members in Beni. On 4 September, an Open Day was organized following the workshop. The workshop offered an opportunity to the judiciary actors (civilians and military) as well as the…
Refresher session for the Congolese Police Force initiated by the UNPOL in Dungu
At the initiative of the United Nations Police components (UNPOL- Dungu), a refresher session for the Congolese National Police personnel (PNC) has been organized in Dungu from 7 September through 18 September on how best to secure the electoral process. It took place in the facilities of the…
MONUSCO Police contributes to Women’s Empowerment
Kalemie, 9 September 2015 - The United Nations Police component (UNPOL/MONUSCO) works for the promotion of women in Tanganyika. As part of its civilian protection program, UNPOL team shared experience with women in that part of the country to assist them in improving their living conditions through…