Goma, 20 March 2013 – On 18 March, as part of the women's month activities, the Gender and Public Information divisions of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the students' committee of the "Université Libre" in Goma (ULPGL), organized a debate around the theme "Students in the face of the various forms of violence at the university environment". The purpose of…
Goma, 23 March 2013 – As part of the joint project on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response in the Nord and Sud Kivu provinces faced with countless cases of human rights violations, mainly sexual violence, the Joint Human Rights Office (BCNUDH) of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) assists the victims by facilitating access to justice and organizing capacity-building activities for…
Kisangani, 23 March 2013 – The Gender section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized on 14 March an awareness session on the promotion of women's rights in Kisangani, province Orientale. More than fifty female members of a Widow's Association in Lubunga known as (AMAVEL) were called upon to stand up for their rights and energetically fight all forms of violence against…
Kisangani, 20 March 2013 – The office of the prosecutor of the high court of Kisangani held two-day reflections, 11 - 12 March 2013, to harmonize the different interventions of the actors involved in the fight against sexual violence in province Orientale. About fifty participants participated in the initiative backed by the Gender and Justice Support Sections of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
Mbuji Mayi, 11 March 2013 – Provincial consultations on post 2015 development took place in Mbuji Mayi, Kasaï Oriental province, from 18 to 27 February 2013. The consultations consisted in reviewing the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 2015. Organized by the provincial Government through the ministry for planning with UN support, the forum was attended by representatives of the civil society organizations, provincial assembly…
Matadi, 13 March 2013 – The United Nations joint office in Bas-Congo province, through the Human Rights section, organized a conference-debate to make an assessment of sexual violence in the province as well as implementation of the legislation in this regard. The conference-debate was organized by the United Nations Human Rights office (BCNUDH) as part of the International Women's Day and attended by the Secretary whose task consists in…
Matadi, 13 March 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), refurbished and equipped a civil society organization office in Mbanza Ngungu. Matadi, 13 March 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), refurbished and equipped a civil society organization office in Mbanza Ngungu. The turn-over ceremony took place in the…
Tshela, 7 March 2013 – Oil producers in the territories of Lukula and Tshela received four palm oil presses from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo-MONUSCO to enable them to increase palm oil production. The four palm oil presses worth $ 25,000 were donated to sixteen thousand producers in the territories of Lukula and Tshela. The quick impact project supervised by the Matadi-based political Affairs section is to…
Kananga, 14 March 2013 - At Kananga, the administrative capital of Kasaï Occidental province, 124 police officers of the Senegalese contingent within the UN Special Police Unit based in this city were awarded UN medals on Wednesday 13 March 2013. The ceremony was chaired by Jacques Desilets, Deputy Police Commissioner of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and attended by the Senegalese…
28 March 2013 – Conflict-related sexual violence is one of the most urgent challenges facing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a senior United Nations official says, stressing that leadership and responsibility on the part of the Government is critical to tackling this issue. "Only the Congolese people, with the support of the international community, can change the current situation and create a new narrative for the DRC," the…