Kinshasa, 15 January 2014 – It is 17:15 this Wednesday in Kinshasa, when the new chief of the Police component of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Pascal Champion, a general of the French Gendarmerie, lands on Congolese soil. He is welcomed at the foot of the aircraft by his deputy, Colonel Tabasky Diouf, who for this occasion was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Guestar Esther…
On 18 December 2013, the Catholic University of Congo (UCC) organized a conference on the lessons learned from the management of MONUSCO-CPAD Quick Impact Project (QIP) during which 50 women were trained in IT, Marketing and English. It was held in Kinshasa from May to September 2013. The event also gathered roughly 100 students, members of project management, entrepreneurship, and finance sections. In his opening remark, Mr. Jean-Pierre Mbwebwa…
Kinshasa, 29 January 2014: The head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, is extremely concerned by the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) there are now 400,000 displaced people in the province, a dramatic increase in the last two years. Most affected is the area between Manono, Mitwaba and Pweto where more…
The Head of MONUSCO Martin Kobler today expressed “his deep sadness by the loss of lives caused by an explosion at an ammunition depot in a military barrack in Mbuji-Mayi on Friday 24 thJanuary”. Over twenty people died, more than 50 injured and many houses destroyed by the blast, causing desolation in the city. ” I present my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones” said Martin Kobler. Kobler added”I have instructed our office in…
Kinshasa, 14 January 2014: The Head of MONUSCO, Martin Kobler, strongly condemned the attack carried by Mayi Mayi Cheka against Pinga, 80 kilometers northeast of Walikale, North Kivu province, on the evening of Monday, 13 January. The FARDC retaliated and chased the armed group from the village after a 30 minutes gunfight. According to the latest MONUSCO figures, four government soldiers were killed and three civilians injured during the…
Kinshasa, 13 January 2014. Mary Robinson, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes today emphasized the importance of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PCS) Framework and urged all signatories to abide by their commitments. During a two-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mary Robinson noted that recent progress had been achieved at national level through the preparation of an electoral road map, the…
Kinshasa, 10 January 2014 - MONUSCO is aware of a photo being circulated on the internet showing a MONUSCO truck in Goma during a demonstration.
Kisangani, 9 January 2014 – on Thursday 9 January 2014 in Kisangani, MONUSCO concluded a workshop on the resolution of unarmed conflict between communities in Province Oriental. The workshop was organized by the MONUSCO Civil Affairs section in collaboration with the provincial Ministry of Interior and Public Order. Some twenty civil society actors, relevant representatives of public services notably the judicial systems, Land Affairs, Planning…
Zongo, 8 January 2014 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently constructed two shelters for Congolese nationals repatriated from the Central African Republic in Zongo, a city located at the far North-western part of the Equateur Province, some 980 km from the provincial capital, Mbandaka. According to the latest estimates obtained from UNHCR and the Zongo City Council, 3037 Congolese nationals have been officially…