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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
Security Council extends mandate of UN mission in DR Congo through March 2017
30 March 2016 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, warning that the humanitarian situation remains of great concern…
MONUSCO supports the establishment of two new pacification committees
Kabéké, Manono Territory – Tanganyika province, 24 March 2016 - Under the supervision of the head of MONUSCO office in Kalemie, and in partnership with the local security authorities and civil society representatives, the…
UN Security Council discusses the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
New York, 23 March 2016 – The United Nations Security Council, under the presidency of Angola, met yesterday Wednesday in New York to discuss the Report of the United Nations Secretary -General on the Democratic Republic of…
Kenyan Ambassador Visits William Elachi Press Center
Kenyan Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo His Excellency Dr George MASAFU has visited the MONUSCO William Elachi Press Center on the 21 of March 2016. Speaking to the local Press the Ambassador said his visit to…
MONUSCO seeks to prevent the spread of HIV at the grassroots through massive HIV testing/counseling
Bweremana, 22 March, 2016 – In partnership with UNAIDS, the Congolese National AIDS Control Committee (PNMLS), and with the support of the Association of Female Doctors in Goma (AFEMED), MONUSCO held a ceremony on Monday, 21…
MONUSCO provides human rights training to media professionals
Kalemie, 18 March 2016 - Organized by the office of MONUSCO-Kalemie from 16 to 18 March 2016, the training for journalist trainers on human rights concepts, collection, analysis and reporting of information was held in St…
Workshop to train HIV Counselors ends in Uganda
Entebbe, 18 March, 2016 – From 15 to 17 March, the United Nations Regional Service Centre in the Ugandan Central Regional town of Entebbe, opened its doors to some 15 workshop participants who received counselling training…
- Gender
HIV sensitization at the centre of Women’s Day commemoration in Goma
Goma, 13 March, 2016 - Activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, commemorated under the theme Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up For Gender Equality, have continued to spread to all parts of the Democratic…
MONUSCO-Uvira educates women about their rights
Uvira, 11 March 2016 - As part of activities related to this "Women’s Month”, the Public Information Section of MONUSCO-Uvira organized, on Friday 11 March 2016 at the Stade de l’Unité de la Cité, a meeting with several women…
MONUSCO takes free HIV counselling and testing to female inmates on Women’s Day
Goma, 9 March, 2016 – The International Women’s Day was commemorated on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, a day set aside to honour the achievements of women everywhere in the world. This year, the day was commemorated under the theme…
Promoting HIV testing in rural Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The overall goal has been to scale up activities to increase access to HIV testing in rural DRC. These activities are being implemented as part of HIV awareness programme that includes sensitization, messaging, and testing…
MONUSCO is intensifying its activities through HIV awareness campaign in the prisons of Beni
Through awareness campaign on HIV held in the prisons of Beni on 9 and 10 February, 2016, the HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO is intensifying its activities in the North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC…