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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
MONUSCO strongly condemns the persistent violence in the Kasai Provinces
Kinshasa, 11 February 2017 – MONUSCO is concerned about the persistent conflict in the Kasais which is marked by violent atrocities committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia including their recruitment and use of child soldiers…
- Human Rights
Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations - UN rights arm
14 February 2017 – At least 101 people are reported to have been killed by soldiers in clashes between military forces and members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in central Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last five…
Joint statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and the International Organization of La Francophonie
Addis Ababa, New York, Brussels and Paris, 16 February 2017: The African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) are increasingly concerned by…
The HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO leads in the promotion of activities that connect shifting attitudes to HIV prevention among the youths in Goma
Goma – 14 February, 2017 – These activities were taking place at the heart of the 2017 edition of the Amani Peace Festival that ended recently in the North Kivu Provincial capital of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the…
- Human Rights
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de janvier 2017
Durant le mois de janvier 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 427 violations des droits de l’homme sur l’étendue du territoire de la RDC ce qui représente une baisse significative par rapport au nombre de violations enregistrées…
Commemoration of 15th anniversary of Radio Okapi in Goma
Goma 21 st February 2017Radio Okapi (the UN Radio) is 15 Years old on the 25 of February 2017. It is on this back drop that a Conference debate has been organized on Tuesday 21 February 2017 on the theme " Contribution of…
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the violence witnessed in the Kasaï region over recent months.
The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the violence witnessed in the Kasaï region over recent months. They expressed grave concern at the recent reports of serious violations of international humanitarian law…
- Human Rights
Report on Human Rights violations in the DR Congo in the context of the events of 19 December 2016
KINSHASA/GENEVA (1 March 2017) – Defence and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, a UN…
- Human Rights
DRC defence and security forces committed serious human rights violations in December 2016
KINSHASA/GENEVA (1 March 2017) – Defence and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo used excessive, disproportionate and at times lethal force to prevent and contain demonstrations in December 2016, a UN…
- Gender
United Nations Secretary-General message on International Women’s Day
Written message on International Women’s Day New York, 8 March 2017 Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being…
Left to right: Nancee Bright (Office of the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict), Lisa Buttenheim (Department of Field Support), Maria Luiza Viotti, Chef de Cabinet, and Christian Saunders (Department of Management), brief the media on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
- Action Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)
The Secretary-General’s Report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach
The Secretary-General today released his report on Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: A New Approach for consideration by the General Assembly. During his first week in office, in January 2017…
Note to the media : Two UN experts are reported missing in the DR Congo
Kinshasa, March 13th, 2017. - Two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which reports to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), are reported missing…