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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
SRSG Martin Kobler’s Farewell Remarks in Goma
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Martin Kobler, has expressed gratitude to MONUSCO military and civilian staff for achieving so much towards the stabilization process in the country. The Head of MONUSCO was speaking during a town hall…
12 Septembre : United Nations Day for South-South cooperation
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, supports the implementation of the Addis Ababa Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement Kinshasa: 12 September 2015 - "On the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South cooperation, I commend the Congolese Government for its efforts to ensure peace…
MONUSCO ensures capacity-building for the South-Kivu Human Rights Division
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Bukavu, South Kivu, organized from 2 through 4 September 2015, a capacity-building workshop for 30 senior and junior staff members of the provincial Human Rights Division in the South-Kivu province. The main objective of the workshop was to help…
UNJHRO-Uvira provided support to a capacity-building activity for local actors in Fizi and Uvira
Uvira, 10 September 2015 – From Tuesday 8 to Wednesday 9 September 2015, the local NGO “Arche d'Alliance”, in collaboration with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO-South Kivu organized a capacity-building workshop for ten member Organizations of the “Uvira and Fizi “Network of…
MONUSCO’s mandate explained to the leaders of youth associations in Kisangani
Public Information Sections and Civil Affairs/MONUSCO-Kisangani organized on Tuesday 8 September a sensitization session on MONUSCO’s mandate for the leaders of the youth associations in Kisangani. About a hundred young people attended the forum. The activity is part of the dissemination of MONUSCO…
MONUSCO supports the organization of a round table on judiciary protection
Kalemie – 7 September 2015 – The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (BCNUDH) and MONUSCO Justice Support Section recently organized a round table on the problematic of the judicial protection of victims, witnesses, and experts before, during and after the trial. The objective of the activity…
15 September: International Day of Democracy
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Jose Maria Aranaz, Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights advocate for the respect of political rights and freedoms for all Kinshasa, 15 September 2015 – "The International Day for Democracy is an important day for the Democratic Republic of…
Ban seeks support from Member States to end sexual misconduct by UN personnel
17 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted specific actions aimed at ending sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel that require “urgent” support from countries that provide troops and police to peacekeeping operations. “Your sons and daughters risk their…
MONUSCO refurbishes classrooms for Nyakasanza high school
Bunia – 15 September 2015: Three classrooms refurbished with MONUSCO’s support were inaugurated by Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC. These newly refurbished classrooms will accommodate 450 school students, 150 boys and 300 girls and will offer…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
MONUSCO assesses the needs in HIV sensitization/prevention as well as gender-based violence in Kunda
Bunia –17 September 2015: MONUSCO jointly with Gender, Family and Children in Ituri were invited by a local NGO to carry out an evaluation mission on respect for women’s rights, fight against gender-based violence and the local response to HIV/AIDs epidemics in Kunda, administrative town of Babele…
Massacres in Beni-Mbau : MONUSCO comforts and raises awareness among the stricken population
Ten victims found dead, the population gripped by fear, the local authorities powerless in the face of the grief of those they govern: the ADF have hit the civilian population in Mbau very hard in recent weeks. As part of its strategy to neutralize armed groups, MONUSCO has initiated an awareness…
At Mutarule, returnees between frustration and resignation!
Uvira, 16 September 2015 – One month later, day by day after the first returnees arrived at Mutarule, their future is still uncertain; some of them are disappointed whilst others say they have been abandoned, disappointed by “the unfulfilled promises”. One of the rarest returnees with an income…