Beni, 28 February 2011 – In order to facilitate the movement of people, goods and services in the town of Beni, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) is helping local authorities with an important bridge construction project. On 28 February, MONUSCO peacekeepers deployed in Beni donated 25 bags of cement for the construction of this bridge, which will link Kalinda and Ngongolio neighborhoods in the district of…
Kinshasa, 25 February 2011 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has received a 3.4 million-dollars grant to fund a project intended for the demining of large areas around the international airport of Kisangani, in the Oriental Province. The grant is from the Japanese government. As a key transit point between the east and the west of the DRC, Kisangani often served different armed movements and groups in conflicts. According to demining…
Béni, 26 February 2011 – The Jordanian Special Force currently deployed in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) held a medal parade on 26 February. MONUSCO Force Commander Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash presided over the ceremony which took place in Beni, North Kivu province, where the Jordanian Special Company is stationed. Col Al-Smadi Abdel Sallam, Commander of the Jordanian Special Force, told his men:…
Lubumbashi, 23 February 2011 – A seminar for providing training in international criminal law to magistrates of the military justice system in Katanga province started in Lubumbashi, the provincial capital, on February 23rd. The 3-day training seminar involves 37 magistrates of the local military court, and is organized by the Rule of Law Division of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) together…
Kinshasa, 23 February 2011 – Pursuant to the requirements of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, all Formed Police Units (FPU) deployed in Missions must undergo in-country mobile techniques training. In line with this policy, one of the seven Bangladeshi Police Units deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo went through a three-week training that ended on 19 February. The training enabled the police officers to adapt their…
Bukavu, 23 February 2011 – The Public Information Division of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) met with local Non Governmental Organisations NGOs on 23 February during which they exchanged views on the Mission's mandate. The meeting in Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu, enabled the participants to gain more knowledgeable of MONUSCO's activities in light of the current challenges…
Kinshasa, 22 February 2011- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Roger Meece, today welcomed the guilty verdict by the military tribunal sitting in a mobile open air court in Baraka, and condemning those responsible for acts of rape and other gross human rights abuses perpetrated in Fizi in the night of…
Bukavu, 21 February 2011 – Blue Helmets based in Bukavu, in the South Kivu Province, intervened on 21 February to put off fire in a home located in the nearby town of Mitti. According to the Quick Reaction Force made of Pakistani troops, the early evening blaze was caused by the explosion of lethal fuel in containers stacked near a burning stove. The fire threatened to spread to houses nearby. The UN soldiers first cordoned off the area, kept the…
Bunia, 9 February 2011 – As part of its support to the prison system in the district of Ituri, the Correction Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), recently offered 160 mattresses to the prisons in Mahagi and Aru. The donation was informed by the degrading conditions under which the inmates were kept. Whilst delivering the mattresses, MONUSCO-Ituri Office representatives reiterated the…
Kinshasa, 14 February 2011 – The UN Police Unit in charge of training, in collaboration with the Congolese Police Complaints Authority, initiated a week-long training for the National Police trainers which started on 14 February. All told, 3000 Rapid Intervention Police officers will receive six weeks of theoretical and practical training in Kinshasa. This will be at the rate of 500 elements per session. The Police training Coordinator of the…