Kinshasa, 05 May 2014: MONUSCO takes note of the ruling that was passed on Monday 5 May in Goma by the “Cour militaire opérationnelle du Nord-Kivu” (Military Operational Court of North-Kivu) against 39 soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), who were charged with rape and other crimes committed in Minova and surrounding localities during the month of November 2012. In accordance with the procedures before the…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, deplores loss of lives in a shipwreck on Lake Kivu. MONUSCO mobilized in support of the victims. Kinshasa, 05 May 2014 – “It is with a very heavy heart that I learned today’s shipwreck on Lake Kivu. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and those still missing, we all share their sorrow,” declared Martin Kobler, the Head of MONUSCO. Promptly after discovering the capsizing boat from an Unmanned Aerial…
Soccer School for all children, vulnerable, disabled, orphans etc is an initiative from MONUSCO Uruguayans peacekeepers . This idea came up when they started playing the game with children in the remote area of Pinga. The program started thanks to the support of Uruguayan and Spanish friends and players of La Celeste, the Uruguayan football team, and now it's searching financial support from Spanish and Uruguayan official and privates…
It is at the wheel of a MONUSCO 6x6 truck that Sergio Guerra has been assigned as a UNV Convoy Leader. His volunteer work is not common: travel around Congo and neighboring countries to deliver cargos to all MONUSCO bases. With the soul of a backpacker, Sergio has combined his passion for driving with his desire to become a volunteer. He answered our questions. What is your volunteer assignment? I am in charge of leading MONUSCO convoys. My…
New York, 27 April 2014 - MONUSCO teamed up with UNON, the United Nations Office in Nairobi, to win first place in golf after beating 12 other teams at the 41st United Nations Inter-Agency Games (IAG) in New York. MONUSCO also showed its prowess by finishing 2nd in volleyball and 3rd in swimming. This year's games were organized by the UN Headquarters staff and hosted by the city of New York for the first time. The event took place between 23 and…
In Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province, a youth movement offered a trophy of merit to Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DR Congo, and to Mary Robinson, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes, for their efforts toward peace in the country and the region. The Dynamic Youth Movement for Development (MJDD, Mouvement des jeunes dynamiques pour le développement) in Katanga…
Kinshasa - 25 April 2014. United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo reports a train of the Congolese Railway Network known as SNCC derailed on 22 April 2014, near Katongola bridge, about fifty kilometers away from Kamina, the administrative capital of Haut-Lomami district (600 km north west of Lubumbashi), Katanga province. Several cases of death and injured were reported, but the exact number of casualty is yet…
General Ramadhan Abdul Kimweri, from Tanzania, is the new commander of MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade. He assumed office on 15 April, in replacement of his countryman, General James Mwakibolwa who returned home after one year of loyal services as head of this Brigade. “ I have come to carry on the mission started by my predecessor. The major objective of the mission remains civilians’protection; I am persuaded we will manage in collaboration…
Goma- 24 April 2014. General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) travelled to Beni on 16 April 2014 on a 3 days visit, along with sector commanders of FIB, Nepalese battalion, Jordanian special force and FARDC 8th Military Region commander General Ambamba Bahuma with whom he visited the area of operations codenamed “Sukula I” to assess the…
Martin Kobler expresses MONUSCO’s solidarity with Congolese people following the railway tragedy in Kamina Kinshasa, 23 April 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO expresses heartfelt sympathies to the families of the victims of the tragic train accident in the vicinity of Kamina. Mr. Kobler offered MONUSCO’s support to the local authorities as part of rescue efforts. “I instructed our services to bring all the necessary assistance to provincial…