New York, le 19 September 2016 - The Secretary-General expresses his deep concern about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces in Kinshasa, and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He condemns the violence that has already led to the death of at least 17 people, including three police officers in the capital. The Secretary-General urges all concerned political leaders and their supporters to refrain…
Kinshasa 19th September 2016 – MONUSCO expresses its deep concern about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces in Kinshasa and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and regrets the loss of life which has occurred. The Special Representative of the Secretary General Maman Sambo Sidikou condemns the violence that has already led to the death of at least 17 people, including three police officers, and…
Kinshasa, 17 September 2016 - Sixteen civil society activists of the Union of Congolese Youth for Change were arrested on 15 and 16 September in Kinshasa while holding an activity on electoral civic education. The arrests were conducted by ANR and PNC officers. MONUSCO recalls that the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly are fundamental rights enshrined in the Congolese constitution. Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special…
Goma - 11 September 2016: The United Nations Under Secretary General for the Department of Field Support Atul Khare has arrived in Goma on Sunday 11 September, 2016 in continuation of his official visit to MONUSCO on how to improve on services to better serve the mission. USG Atul Khare was received at the Goma International airport by MONUSCO North Kivu Head of Office Daniel Ruiz and other Heads of Sections including Mission Support, Security…
Durant le mois d’août 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 393 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de juillet 2016 au cours duquel 383 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC avec 291 violations, à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (175 violations), de l’Ituri (53 violations), du Sud-Kivu (22 violations), du Haut-Uélé…
Kinshasa September 10, 2016 - Between 24 August and 1 September MONUSCO extracted some 291 individuals from the Garamba National Park on humanitarian grounds. Many of these individuals were wounded, acutely malnourished or in another life-threatening condition On 17 August, at the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and acting on humanitarian grounds, the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) extracted…
The Secretary-General takes note of the launching on 1 September of the National Dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He remains convinced that only an inclusive political dialogue will help pave the way towards peaceful and credible elections, in accordance with Security Council Resolution 2277 (2016). The Secretary-General urges the political groups who have not yet joined the dialogue process to play a constructive role…
Kinshasa 3 September 2016 – On 31 August 2016, a man having introduced himself as FDLR combatant surrendered to MONUSCO DDR/RR staff in Sange (South-Kivu), to apply for his repatriation to Rwanda. After additional verification, MONUSCO suspects this person could be “Major Rafiki Castro Yacinthe” as allegedly being involved in gross human rights abuses against civilians, including the Kamananga slaughters in the South-Kivu province on 14 May 2012…
Durant le mois de juillet 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 383 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse par rapport au mois de juin 2016 au cours duquel 422 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC avec 267 violations, à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (144 violations), de l’Ituri (42 violations), du Haut-Uélé (35 violations), du Sud-Kivu…
The Secretary-General continues to follow closely the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in particular the political dialogue process. He takes note of today’s meeting of the preparatory committee to the national dialogue convened by the Facilitator of the African Union, Edem Kodjo. The Secretary-General recalls that in resolution 2277 (2016) the Security Council underlined the importance of a credible and inclusive…