The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of at least 50 civilians on 13 August in the area of Rwangoma village, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), by…
15 August 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined his envoys from the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today in strongly condemning the killing of dozens of civilians during…
Kinshasa -14 August 2016. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sambo Sidikou, offers his condolences to the Congolese people in general and to the population of…
The 2016 Olympics have already shattered records, but even before the first competition began, these Games made history by giving athletes who have no country to call home a place on the starting line. I expressed my…
Much to the delight of the victims, some of whom already started losing every hope to see justice done one day… as a result of the Congolese authorities’ determination with support from some DRC’s partners, including the…
Uvira, August 10, 2016 – MONUSCO Civil Affairs Section organized last Tuesday a capacity-building session on conflict resolution for an organization named Buguma Kalembe (Unity makes Peace in Swahili); Specialized in conflict…
Bunia – 9 August 2016 : 40 students from 8 universities participated in an awareness-raising workshop on the fight against sexual exploitation and abuse organized by MONUSCO’s conduct and discipline unit in partnership with…
Kalemie, 4 August 2016: Kalemie Public Information section organized a working session with many religious communities’ leaders in Kalemie; in attendance, about fifty participants including 2 ladies. This activity is part of…
Gbadolite, 31st July 2016 – On the occasion of the launch of the pilot operation on the revision of the voters’ register in the North Ubangi province, the United Nations recalls their support to the Congolese Government for a…
UN Volunteer Nabil is talking about his work and experience as a Public Information Officer for MONUSCO.
Kalemie, 22 July 2016, MONUSCO-Kalemie office, through its child protection section, organized on 22 July 2016, an awareness-raising session for the children detained in Kalemie central prison, jointly with the provincial…
KINSHASA (21 July 2016) - I am grateful to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for its invitation to visit this country at such an important time. Over the past few days, I have listened carefully to many…