Goma, 23 December 2011 – Christmas is widely perceived in Africa as a children festivity; indeed, it is the only time of the year when many children can expect to get a special treat from their parents or from a kind soul. However, the treatment that they get varies widely from one category of children to another. The intention of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) by organizing a Christmas event for the street…
Mikenge, 20 Décembre 2011 - La Mission de l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO), ainsi que plusieurs agences des Nations Unies et ONG locales ont effectué une mission conjointe le 20 novembre à Mikenge, dans la province du Sud Kivu, pour évaluer le processus de réconciliation entre les tribus Babembe et Banyamulenge dans le territoire de Mwenga situé dans les hauts plateaux d'Itombwe…
Goma, 13 December 2011 – Through funding from its Quick Impact Projects, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) provided the hospital of Kyeshero in Goma, Nord Kivu province, with brand new medical equipment, including two extractors, five oxygen bottles, one surgical lamp, one anesthesia machine, an intensive care unit, and a delivery table. The equipment was received by the medical personnel at…
Beni, 16 October 2011 – The Public Information Division of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a week-long series of activities to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and sexual violence, which have affected mostly women in this region. The activities, which were part of the world's 16 Days of activism against gender violence campaign, saw the supportive participation of the…
Bukavu, 12 December 2011 - To mark the International Human Rights Day, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) met with local public and private media professionals in Sud-Kivu province on 9 December to exchange views on the issue of human rights. The theme debated during the exchanges was "Social Media and Human Rights." The event was organized by the Public Information Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the…
Mbuji-Mayi, 6 December 2011 - A conference-debate organized on 5 December by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Mbuji-Mayi, capital of Kasai Oriental, sought to inject new vigor into the fight against gender-based violence in the region. As part of the discussions of the global "16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence" campaign, the panel brought together political actors, civil society activists and judicial authorities…
Kinshasa, 12 December 2011: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) takes note of the statements issued respectively by the Carter Center International Election Observation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 10 December, 2011 and other observer missions regarding the preliminary presidential election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC…
As with the previous report to the Human Rights Council, presented at the thirteenth session in March 2010 (A/HRC/13/64), this report looks at a number of past recommendations made by the High Commissioner and several human rights mechanisms. In addition, it assesses the response of the Congolese Government since the last report. In the course of the universal periodic review at the thirteenth session of the Council, the Congolese Government made…
This report reveals a worrying number of human rights violations during the pre-electoral period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and warns that such incidents could endanger the democratic process and lead to post-electoral violence as well. Between 1 November 2010 and 30 September 2011, the UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) documented 188 human rights violations apparently linked to the electoral process. The violations most…
Kinshasa, 01 December 2011: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (MONUSCO) takes careful note of the statements and preliminary reports issued by the international observer missions on the conduct of the presidential and national legislative elections in the D.R. Congo. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Roger Meece, shares the concerns expressed by the observer missions…