Kisangani, 15 January 2013 – Local civil society organizations on Tuesday, 8 January 2013, concluded an awareness raising campaign, which took place over several weeks and aimed at promoting civic values and a culture of peace in Kisangani, capital of Orientale province. The campaign was organized with the support of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). This awareness drive was…
Goma, 15 January 2013 – A delegation of the Congolese Defense Ministry travelled to Goma, provincial capital of the Nord Kivu province, on 15 January 2013, to assess the security situation and take the necessary actions to address any related issues. "Defending national integrity and protecting the population are the two core messages brought by the delegation during their visit to Nord Kivu," said Colonel Jean Daniel Batabombi, head of the…
17 January 2013 – The United Nations and its partners are appealing for $30.5 million to assist some 59,000 people who have been affected by the recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) eastern province of North Kivu. "The North Kivu Response Plan is our answer to the loss and suffering endured by thousands of people these past months," said the Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in…
14 January 2013 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) helped with special security arrangements put in place on 14 January 2013 to welcome Dr. Denis Mukwege, of Panzi General Reference Hospital, who was returning home after his two and a half months stay in Europe. Dr. Mukwege had been forced into temporary exile following an assassination attempt on him on 25 October 2012. The…
14 January 2013 – The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has welcomed the return to Bukavu of Denis Mukwege, a physician internationally known for his work with rape victims who was attacked at his residence last October. Dr. Mukwege, the founder and Director-General of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu in South Kivu province, was attacked in his home by armed men who shot and killed his…
14 January 2013 - For many years, people and small animals crossing the runway have been a constant source of insecurity for aircrafts taking off and landing at Goma airport. To put an end to this situation and in an attempt to step up the security in the vicinity of the runway, the Congolese government called on MONUSCO for assistance. This came in the form of a technical and financial support to build an 8-kilometer barbed wire fence to secure…
3 January 2013 - The Nord Kivu Civil Society Provincial Coordination, in collaboration with the Civil Affairs and Public Information sections of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), organized a forum to raise public awareness about MONUSCO's mandate. Approximately 300 participants representing religious groups and ethnic communities of Nord Kivu, as well as universities and colleges…
The incident took place on 6 January 2013, about 80km north-east of the city of Goma, precisely at Kisheguru, a locality situated in the territory of Rutshuru. Two European tourists, a German and an Austrian traveling by road were kidnapped by members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). They legally entered the DRC on 5 January in Ishasha via Uganda. The ambush occurred while they were travelling to Béni, further north…
8 January 2013 – The United Nations official dealing with conflict-related sexual violence today welcomed the Security Council's imposition of sanctions on two armed groups active in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda (FDLR) and 23 March Movement (M23). "The Security Council's sanctions committee for the DRC has led the way in focusing on crimes of sexual violence," the…
4 January 2013 – The substantial increase in violence among ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has led to a serious humanitarian crisis, displacing thousands of people who live in hostile conditions, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country said today. After conducting an evaluation mission last month to assess the security situation in the Masisi territory in North Kivu province, located in the country's…