Following allegations on sexual abuse against peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC made an awareness-raising and information sharing tour for MONUSCO civilian and military personnel respectively to Kisangani, Bunia, Béni, Kamango and Bukavu, Mutarule and Goma… Martin Kobler started his tour on Saturday 22 August 2015 and was accompanied by MONUSCO Force…
Bunia – 20 August 2015: M’Hand Ladjouzi, chief of MONUSCO Office in Ituri, inaugurated a community center for child protection and mentoring, especially those affected by armed conflicts and in situation of vulnerability. At least 1800 children, including 600 affected by armed conflicts and 1200 other vulnerable children will receive assistance from this new center. The project worth $ 100 000, exemplifies the good work done by MONUSCO in…
Bunia: The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Ituri (BCNUDH) and PARJE “Uhaki safi” organized on 20 August, a conference on “the role of sound forensic evidence in the fight against impunity for sex and gender based violence”. More than 35 participants, journalists, NGO representatives, bar associations and National police staff members were welcomed by MONUSCO to participate in discussions with Kahindo Matale, Bukavu Deputy Public…
Bunia, 25 August 2015 - As part of the International Security and Stabilization Support Strategy (ISSSS), MONUSCO’s Stabilization Support Unit, in collaboration with STAREC (Reconstruction and Stabilization Program for Areas emerging from Armed Conflicts) organized from 17 through 21 August 2015 an evaluation of the project named Immediate Response Facility (IRF) in Mambasa. The evaluation was conducted during the mission aimed to engage with the…
Goma, 25 August 2015 – After Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, the city of Goma is hosting MONUSCO photo exhibition from 24 to 31 August. The objective of the photo exhibition is to show the Mission’s 15-year’s presence in DRC. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General personally opened the exhibition which the Deputy-Governor of the North-Kivu province, Feller Lutahichirwa attended. Martin Kobler said photos are a powerful medium for…
Bukavu, 19 August 2015 — MONUSCO/South-Kivu HIV/AIDs section proceeds with sensitization sessions on HIV/AIDs pandemic. On Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 August, this section met the ex-combatants of the Democratic Forces of the Liberation of Rwanda at the Walungu transit center. With DDRRR’s facilitation and cooperation, HIV/AIDs session was held in Walungu for the second group of FDLR ex-combatants, awaiting their relocation, after voluntary…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for the remembrance of the victims of slavery in order to draw inspiration from them Kinshasa, 23 August 2015 – “The observance of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the tragedy of slavery and slave trade. There can never be any justification for such barbarism. Let us pay homage to the dignity and resilience of the…
Goma – 19 August, 2015 - Munigi is a settlement just outside of Goma, the North Kivu’s Provincial capital where MONUSCO has constructed a transit camp to ease the disarmament process and to help reintegrate the rebels who have voluntarily surrendered to go back to mainstream community.When the HIV and AIDS team visited the camp for HIV sensitization and awareness activities, groups of young people and children were sitting under the early morning…
Bunia: A delegation from the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the African Great Lakes region visited Bunia on 11 - 12 August 2015 to assess the impact of the activities for women’s participation to the stabilization and peace process funded through a Women Platform supportive of the Peace, Security, Cooperation Framework Agreement and the UN Resolution 1325. The delegation, comprised of Miranda Tabifor from…
MONUSCO civil affairs section jointly with local authorities, organized a workshop on social and democratic dialogue on 17 - 18 August 2015 at the court room of Dungu; About 50 people attended the workshop. The main objective of the workshop was to restore an atmosphere of trust between the different actors and to promote better working and living conditions as well as good governance. The actors had the opportunity to freely express their…