Goma, 31 May 2013 - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang, visited the Democratic Republic of Congo on 30 May 2013. Her mission was undertaken in the context of monitoring the current humanitarian situation in eastern DRC where millions of people are affected by armed conflicts. Following meetings in Kinshasa with Congolese authorities, representatives of…
Kinshasa, 10 June 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, are concerned by reports indicating that at least 53 children are at risk of being re-recruited by the M23 rebel group in Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "I…
Bunia, 3 June 2013 – In Bunia, Ituri district, the Public Information section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the Government's Gender, Family and Children Office, held a meeting with local Women's associations to inform them and increase their awareness of MONUSCO's new mandate. The meeting was a first step in a campaign to promote public awareness about…
Kisangani, 3 June 2013 – The two main prisons of the Eastern province, including the central prison of Kisangani, the administrative capital, and Osio prison no longer meet the minimal safety and treatment standards required for detainees in this big province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders three sub-regional countries: Central African Republic, South Sudan and Uganda. To improve detention conditions, MONUSCO, the UN…
Kananga, 31 May 2013 - A training session for 300 senior and junior members of the Congolese National Police Force including 53 women ended on 31 May 2013 at a provincial police precinct in Kananga, Kasai Occidental province. Initiated by MONUSCO Police, the second training session on community policing techniques was launched on 6th November of last year. The ceremony was chaired by Deller Kawino, the acting provincial governor. Political and…
Kisangani, 31 May 2013 – "Police responsibility and fight against violence on women and young girls in DRC" is the theme of a sensitization campaign for the Congolese National Police Force (PNC) organized in Kisangani on Thursday 30 May 2013 by the Gender Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Police. The campaign was officially opened by the vice-governor of Orientale province. The…
Kananga, 29 May 2013 – In Kasaï Occidental province, the Joint Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), like other peacekeeping missions, marked the International Peacekeepers' Day. Several provincial administrative and military officials attended the ceremony, including the vice-governor, Deller Kawino, and the deputy-speaker of the provincial Assembly. The highlight of the…
Kisangani, 31 May 2013 – The UN Peacekeepers' Day was celebrated in Kisangani, Orientale province, on 29 May 2013, with simple military activities and a reading of the UN Secretary-General's message, in which he paid tribute to UN peacekeepers worldwide. The celebration began with the hoisting of the UN flag followed by a one-minute silence and laying of wreath in honor of the fallen peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The…
Kindu, 29 May 2013 – In Kindu, the administrative capital of Maniema province in Eastern DRC, the UN peacekeepers' Day was commemorated with a relative splendor. Under the theme: "UN Peacekeeping Day: Adapting to New Challenges," three activities were organized to mark the Day. In the main activity of the day, the Egyptian contingent of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), the UN Police, the National Armed…
Kinshasa, 29 May 2013 – United Nations Peacekeepers are, for obvious reasons, well known by the Congolese population. They have indeed been part of their daily lives for several decades and, in large population centres or remote areas of the country, they are not a source of curiosity. During these long last years, there have been many sacrifices by both builders of peace and the Congolese people in order to put an end to the instability in the…