Kalemie, 4 August 2016: Kalemie Public Information section organized a working session with many religious communities’ leaders in Kalemie; in attendance, about fifty participants including 2 ladies. This activity is part of the implementation of the awareness-raising and dissemination program of MONUSCO’s mandate, more particularly the UN Security Council Resolution 2277, and to help partners understand better the work done by MONUSCO in…
Gbadolite, 31st July 2016 – On the occasion of the launch of the pilot operation on the revision of the voters’ register in the North Ubangi province, the United Nations recalls their support to the Congolese Government for a smooth implementation of the electoral process under the UNSC Resolution 2277. It consists in, on the one hand, providing technical and logistic assistance to the revision of the voters’ register, and on the other hand…
UN Volunteer Nabil is talking about his work and experience as a Public Information Officer for MONUSCO.
Kalemie, 22 July 2016, MONUSCO-Kalemie office, through its child protection section, organized on 22 July 2016, an awareness-raising session for the children detained in Kalemie central prison, jointly with the provincial government officials and child protection organizations. The goal pursued by MONUSCO and its social assistance partners through the interaction with the Kalemie Juvenile court is to sensitize children in conflict with the law to…
KINSHASA (21 July 2016) - I am grateful to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for its invitation to visit this country at such an important time. Over the past few days, I have listened carefully to many voices. I regret I was unable to meet with President Joseph Kabila. However, I met with Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo, as well as with the President of the National Assembly; the Ministers of Defence, and of Justice and…
Goma, 14 July, 2016 – MONUSCO’s Lava site compound in the North Kivu Provincial town of Goma provided an ideal setting and a rallying venue for all United Nations agencies in Goma to respond to a litany of challenges in addressing the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This happened on Friday, 8 July, 2016 during the UN CARES activities that brought together dependents of all UN staffs residing in Goma. Speaking…
Kisangani, 20 July 2016 – The chief of MONUSCO-Kisangani office, Ms. Aissetou Sanogo discussed last Wednesday with the Governor of the Tshopo province, Mr. John ILONGO TOKOLE issues relating to the political space and public freedoms restricted by the security services (ANR, Republican Guard, PNC) as well as the threat by the ex-combatants evicted from their site by the Governor, to take up arms again, the lack of women’s representation in the…
Uvira, 18 July 2016 – The newly sworn-in Judiciary Police officers are those who received the training organized early this month by the Office of Public Prosecution at the High Court of Uvira together with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) of MONUSCO-Uvira. The training included inter alia knowledge of the legislation on judicial police, special criminal law and techniques for the drawing up of records, in Uvira and Luvungi…
Kisangani, 18 July 2016 – The United Nations Volunteers based in Kisangani offered a set of sanitation tools to the Congolese Youth Volunteer Corps in Tshopo province. The ceremony, which was presided over by a representative of the mayor of the town of Kisangani, was preceded by a brief presentation of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program in the DRC. The presentation was given by Thierry Ngaleu, a UN Volunteer serving with UNICEF. This…
The Child Protection section of MONUSCO on 14 July2016 inaugurated a basketball court in Goma to provide enjoyment to local youths and keep them out of armed groups. The project funded by MONUSCO through its Quick Impact Projects initiative. Its inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of over 100 children, the provincial Minister of Education and Sports, the Promote Youth Basketball Club (PJB), the German delegation of Adidas and, above…