Kinshasa, 5 January 2015 – “The joint operation FARDC-MONUSCO against FNL is a strong signal for all armed groups, including the FDLR: the only way toward peace is through voluntary disarmament,” recalled Martin Kobler. FARDC…
Nairobi, 02 January 2015 – Today, 2 January 2015, marks the expiration of the six month grace period granted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community…
In the territory of Rutshuru, International Humanitarian NGOs threaten to interrupt their activities if nothing is done to ensure their security. They made this declaration in a joint communiqué published a few days ago in…
In Goma, some twenty human rights activists have completed training in techniques for collecting judicial data relating to sexual violence. They attended a three-day training workshop held from 15 to 17 December 2014 by the…
Bunia, 15 Dec.2014: As part of the professional and operational capacity-building for senior and junior staff members of the Congolese National Police (PNC) in the territory of Mambasa, MONUSCO Police in Bunia officially…
Conviction of Lieutenant-Colonel Bedi Engangela alias « Colonel 106 » is a strong message to perpetrators of human rights abuses, says MONUSCO Kinshasa, 16 December 2014 - MONUSCO welcomes the conviction and sentencing to…
Uvira, South-Kivu, 10 December 2014 - Non-government Human Rights Organizations in In Uvira, South Kivu took the opportunity of the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day to call upon the Congolese Government “to…
In Kisangani, Oriental Province, the Public Information Division of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), between 3 and 12 December 2014, provided to the local population a series of information…
Goma, 6 December 2014 - As part of their civilian-military (CIMIC) activities, peacekeepers from MONUSCO’s Uruguayan battalion (URUBATT), in collaboration with the Mission’s welfare committee, held a 20 km race walking event…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Abdoul Aziz Thioye, Director ad interim of the United Nations Human Rights Joint Office pay tribute to human rights activists Kinshasa, 10 December 2014 – “Human rights activists are the…
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in the DR Congo made a visit to Sake, in Masisi territory, North Kivu province, on 10 November 2014, to monitor the progress of bulk demolition of ammunition conducted by its…