Maman S. Sidikou, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, welcomes the commitment to peace and development of the 483 United Nations volunteers in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa, 5 December 2015 – “I welcome the commitment and professionalism of United Nations volunteers who, within MONUSCO and United Nations agencies, demonstrate great creativity and a high sense of solidarity in the promotion of peace and development in the…
Kisangani, on 2 December 2015 - 530 police officers of the Congolese National Police including 37 female police in the Tshopo province received training on securing electoral process, from 29 September to 14 November 2015; the training was given by MONUSCO UNPOL Police. The closing ceremony was organized by the Police leadership on Wednesday 2 December 2015 at PNC HQ in a ceremony attended by military leadership, the Special Commissioner of…
Maman Sidikou, Head of MONUSCO, and Marc Saba, Country Director of UNAIDS in the DRC, launch an appeal for fast-tracking the HIV response to end the AIDS epidemic as part of the Sustainable Development Goals Kinshasa, 1 st December 2015 – “The World AIDS Day reminds us of the importance of implementing the response to this epidemic. All existing means of prevention must be used to avoid new infections and all necessary services must be available…
Kinshasa, 2 December 2015. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Maman Sambo Sidikou announces the arrival in Kinshasa on Wednesday 2 December 2015 of Mr. Saïd Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, and this in consultation with the Congolese Government officials. Before confirming that his Special Envoy will be able to facilitate the National…
Mr. Said Djinnit, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region has arrived in Kinshasa Kinshasa, 2 December 2015. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Maman Sambo Sidikou announces the arrival in Kinshasa on Wednesday 2 December 2015 of Mr. Saïd Djinnit, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, and this in consultation with the…
Bukavu 11 Nov. 2015
Mr. Josiah OBAT, Head of Office, Goma, North Kivu Office & Ms. Jamila Seftaoui, Senior Gender Adviser (Goma 30 Oct. 2015)
Goma, 1 December, 2015 — The people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2015 World AIDS Day on Tuesday, 1 December, 2015 under the global theme, “Ending the AIDS Epidemic as Parts of Sustainable Development Goals”. At the national level, the commemoration was held under the theme “More Commitments and more resources to end AIDS epidemic by 2030”. The commemorative speeches on this occasion…