Human rights reports and publications
Lubumbashi, 8 March 2011 – International Women's Day was celebrated throughout Katanga province, but with more fervor in the capital Lubumbashi, where a three-hour parade drew women from all walks of life. At the end of the…
Kisangani, 3 mars 2011 – Just days before the International Women's Day celebrations on March 8, the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) organized an awareness campaign for women on gender issues in the Tshopo…
Kinshasa, 9 March 2011 – Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo joined their counterparts the world over to celebrate the first 100 years of the International Women's Day on March 8. This year's theme was: "Equal access to…
Bukavu, 7 March 2011 – Since 2002, the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has facilitated the voluntary return to their original countries of at least two foreign combatants and their…
Bukavu, 3 March 2011 – With the realization that acts of sexual misconduct committed by a small minority have devastating effects on the overall image of peacekeeping, troops of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic…
Goma, 2 March 2011 – Inspector General Abdallah Wafy, Police Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO,) was in Goma, North Kivu province, where he, along with several…
Lubumbashi, 4 March 2011 - In preparation for the International Women's Day celebrated on the 8th of March, MONUSCO's Public Information Division in Lubumbashi distributed fabrics to five local women's associations. This…
New York, 24 February 2011 – The Police Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Abdallah Wafy, expressed concern over preparations for the country's general elections…
Beni, 28 February 2011 – With general elections slated for November this year, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is providing training to boost the National Police capacity…
Beni, 28 February 2011 – In order to facilitate the movement of people, goods and services in the town of Beni, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) is helping local authorities with an important…
Kinshasa, 25 February 2011 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received a 3.4 million-dollars grant to fund a project intended for the demining of large areas around the international airport of Kisangani, in the…
Béni, 26 February 2011 – The Jordanian Special Force currently deployed in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) held a medal parade on 26 February. MONUSCO Force Commander Lieutenant…