The UN Day was celebrated by MONUSCO Friday, October 24, 2014 in Kinshasa and the Provinces. Please find below the slideshow of this celebration.
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, appeals for peace consolidation in the DRC Kinshasa, 23 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, calls on “Congolese people to own the United Nations Charter in order to practice tolerance, to live in peace with one another, in a spirit of good neighborliness, and to join forces with the United Nations to maintain peace and international security.” The…
The Secretary-General condemns the decision of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to expel from the country Mr. Scott Campbell, Director of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office. He is also deeply concerned by recent threats against other staff of the Joint Office, in connection with their human rights work.The Secretary-General recalls that the Congolese people have suffered grave human rights violations, which…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for decisive joint military actions to neutralize the ADF Kinshasa 18 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for “decisive joint military actions of FARDC and MONUSCO to start as soon as possible in order to relieve the population from the terror imposed by the ADF, once and for all”. Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for “decisive joint military actions of FARDC and MONUSCO to start as soon…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, profoundly concerned at the request of DRC Government calling for the departure of Scott Campbell ã Kinshasa, 18 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, is deeply disturbed by the request of the DRC government, calling for the departure of Scott Campbell, the chief of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) and calls upon the government to reconsider its decision. “I express my full…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, is in Beni to express his support to the families of the victims of the massacres perpetrated by ADF Beni, 17 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, paid homage to the victims of the Beni attacks, bowing in front of the mortal remains of the villagers killed during the night of 15 to 16 October in Ngadi and Kadu, near Beni, North-Kivu province. During the ceremony, Martin Kobler met with the families of the…
Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, is worried about a form of extreme poverty which also affects workers Goma, October 17, 2014 - “Eradicating poverty for good in the whole world is neither an utopia nor an illusion ; it is a clear objective towards which we must all strive for,” stated Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The…
Goma, October 16, 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, is deeply concerned about the recent spate in attacks against the population in the region of Beni. "I strongly condemn the criminal attacks perpetrated during the night of 15 October in the Ngadi and Kadou localities near the town of Beni in the North-Kivu Province," declared the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This extremely violent…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO condemns in the strongest terms the heinous attacks against the population in Beni and vigorously reiterates the common determination of MONUSCO and FARDC to neutralize the Allied Democratic Forces Goma, October 16, 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, is deeply concerned about the recent spate in attacks against the population in the region of Beni. "I strongly condemn the criminal attacks perpetrated during the…
Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the DRC, celebrates the vital role of smallholder farmers in the Congolese society Goma, 16 October 2014 – On the occasion of the World Food Day, observed under the theme Family Farming, Martin Kobler underlines its crucial functions. “Not only does family farming nourishes the world, but it also protects the planet. That is why I would like to acknowledge the extraordinary work…