Goma, 24 March 2014: Martin Kobler, the Head of MONUSCO announced this Monday the United Nations’ support for regulated, fair and clean exploitation of natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “The United Nations family is prepared to back the exploitation, production and export of clean minerals in DRC. Specifically, it wants to forge an area of peace and stability, to foster the development of the private sector and enhance…
Bukavu, 22March 2014 - 200 motor-taxi drivers were sensitized Wednesday 19 March 2014 on increased respect for the traffic rules and police motorcyclists’ code of conduct, facilitated by MONUSCO, in collaboration with the Provincial Ministry for Transport, the Mayor of Bukavu, the Congolese National Police and Civil Society organizations. When launching the awareness session for the 200 motorcycle taxi drivers, the provincial minister for…
Kananga, 7 March 2014.MONUSCO Public Information, in partnership with the “Ligue de la Zone Afrique pour la Défense du Droit des Enfants et Elèves (LIZADEEL)” held on Friday 14 March 2014, a public awareness session on the culture of peace in school environments” for a group of students and teachers from three schools: Institute Kananga I, Primary School PI-X and Scientific Institute Kele-Kele. Nearly 150 participants took part in this meeting…
Saturday 8 March, General Pascal Champion, MONUSCO Police Component chief chaired the official ceremony for the launch of the Mission’s UNPOL Women’s Committee made up of a dozen women, all of whom members of the MONUSCO UNPOL whose roles consist in enhancing and making visible police contribution to the stabilization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, providing capacity-building for the Congolese National Police force and promoting the…
MONUSCO Goma commemorated the International Women’s Day 08 March with a 2-day Art Exhibition. Organized by MONUSCO Welfare Unit in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa, the exhibition showcased, amongst others, the works of Painter Pelinda Pendeza and Metal Artist Micheline Kiankula Matondo. MONUSCO and UN Agency staff were given the opportunity to visit the stands showcasing the beautiful work of art/Artifacts which included…
Kinshasa, 11 March 2014: “I urge all FDLR rebels to immediately break away from their leaders who are being prosecuted by justice, otherwise they will be forcibly disarmed,” declared Martin Kobler, the Head of MONUSCO. MONUSCO calls on all FDLR members to surrender without delay and to join the Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reinsertion and Reintegration (DDRRR) process. Martin Kobler welcomes the launch of FARDC operations against…
Mbandaka – 7 March 2014 - MONUSCO explained its mandate and role in the implementation of the Addis-Ababa Framework for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the DRC and the Region,” in a conference organized by the Congolese New Civil Society organization (NSCC in French acronym) around the theme: “DRC’s Stabilization and MONUSCO’s involvement in the implementation of the Framework.” During the news conference whose objective was, inter alia, to…
MONUSCO and UN Women honor Congolese women who, every day, build the societal, economic and political spheres of the country Kinshasa, 8 March 2014 – MONUSCO and UN Women in the DRC join their voices to encourage each and every one to support Congolese women who, while being victims of atrocities as women and mothers, continue fighting to support their family, community and country. The MONUSCO and UN Women in the DRC reiterate their joint…
Kinshasa, 7 March 2014: Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC, expressed his strong appreciation following the verdict rendered earlier today by the International Criminal Court which found former militia leader Germain Katanga guilty as an accessory to war crimes and crimes against humanity. “Let this be yet another warning to armed groups to immediately cease attacks against civilians and lay…
Mbandaka, 5 March 2014 – New equipment donated by the DR Congo’s central Government to improve detention conditions at the Prison of Mbandaka, Equateur province, was handed over to the prison authorities on Tuesday 4 March 2014 in a ceremony led by the provincial minister for Justice, Human Rights and Fighting against Corruption. The delivery of the equipment package to Mbandaka was facilitated by MONUSCO’s logistical support. The equipment…