Beni, 7 November 2013 – In Beni, North Kivu province, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) on Tuesday, 5 November 2013, gave a set of sewing machines to the…
Entebbe, 11 November 2013: Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Russ Feingold, Special…
Kinshasa, 4 November 2013: Special Representative of the Secretary General to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Head of the United Nations Mission to the DRC (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, expressed his deep concern about the…
Mary Robinson, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region, Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Head of MONUSCO, Boubacar…
Kinshasa, 27 October 2013: One peacekeeper died today following fightings with M23 in Kiwanja. “I am outraged by this tragic news. The soldier died while protecting the people of Kiwanja. This deserves my deepest respect. I…
Kinshasa, 26 October 2013: Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Robinson and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kobler are concerned by the ongoing…
Kinshasa, 26 October 2013: The MONUSCO strongly condemns the multiple attacks perpetrated against civilians by elements of the Mayi-Mayi Cheka armed group, in some instances jointly with Raïa Mutomboki combatants, in several…
Kinshasa, 25 October 2013: MONUSCO is extremely concerned about the resumption of hostilities between the FARDC and the M23 in the Kibumba area, province of North Kivu. “I urge all parties to exercise maximum restraint. I…
Kinshasa, 23 October 2013: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, is extremely concerned over persistent reports of child recruitment by armed groups in the DRC and…
Goma, 21 October 2013 - The last batch of the Malawi troops committed to the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade arrived in Goma, North Kivu province, on 7 October 2013. They will be part of the 3000- strong force to which…
Kampala, 21 October 2013: Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) Russ Feingold, Special…
Kinshasa, 19 October 2013: MONUSCO deplores the lack of progress in prosecuting the perpetrators of gross violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, including mass rape, committed in November 2012 in…