Photo: Maj Ramesh Gurung/MONUSCO

Beni, 30 September 2011 – Peacekeepers of the 15th Nepalese Battalion awarded seven students their graduation certificates at a ceremony organized in Beni, Nord Kivu province, on 28 September. The graduation comes as the crowning of nine months of training in English literature and computer science at the Vocational Training Centre/Peace and Development (VTC/PD) set by the Nepalese Peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).

The jury comprised of faculty staff from the Bilingual Christian University of Congo (UCBC) and Officers of the Nepalese battalion. The new graduates were also recognized for their contribution to the Disarmament Demobilization Repatriation Reinsertion and Reintegration (DDRRR) program that MONUSCO is conducting as part of its mandate in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The ceremony concluded with speeches by the organizers in the presence of invited family members.

Maj Ramesh Gurung/ MONUSCO