Bukavu, 22 July 2013 – MONUSCO officially turned over to the South-Kivu provincial authorities the keys for the newly rehabilitated building to host the Lwiro Natural Sciences Research Center, in the territory of Kabare, on 20 July, in a ceremony attended by the provincial Governor and chief of MONUSCO/South- Kivu office in Bukavu. The center was rehabilitated and equipped within the framework of the quick impact projects. Addressing the ceremony…
Kananga, 19 July 2013 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), through its Human Rights section, officially handed over the key to the Children's Courthouse to the provincial authorities today, after renovating the building as part of its quick impact projects. The rehabilitation works on the Children Courthouse started on 27 February and was completed on 15 July, for the total cost of 24, 884 US dollars. The handover…
Kisangani, 19 July 2013 – The MONUSCO Force Commander, General Carlos Alberto dos Santos since Cruz, visited MONUSCO sector 2 troops in Kisangani on 17 July 2013. The visit, his first here since officially assuming that function, was one of reconnaissance and making contact with the MONUSCO troops deployed in Kisangani. At the UN mission's Kisangani headquarters, General dos Santos Cruz, accompanied by his close collaborators, was greeted with…
Kinshasa, 17 July 2013 – Yesterday government sources in Rwanda, reflected in national and international media, reported on "deliberate bombings" of Rwandan territory that would have originated from the DRC. MONUSCO, while on high alert in view of the intense fighting triggered by M-23 attacks on FARDC positions, has not fired any weapon on 15 July which is the date these "bombings" would have occurred. MONUSCO encourages the government of Rwanda…
Kinshasa, 15 July 2013 – Following reports of human rights abuses by ADF against civilians in Kamango district near Beni in North Kivu, a UN patrol comprising of Nepalese and Jordanian troops was sent to assess the security situation in the area and address concerns related to the protection of civilians. This patrol was ambushed on its way to Kamango, where it came under heavy fire from ADF elements. While MONUSCO troops successfully repelled…
Kinshasa, 14 July 2013 –In the afternoon of 14 July, heavy fighting broke out in Mutaho, 8 km NW of Goma, after an FARDC position in the locality was attacked by a significant group of the M-23. The attack occurred after the M23 had reinforced its positions around Kibati, close to Mutaho, earlier in the day, including with heavy artillery and a battle tank. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO) expresses deep…
Kinshasa, 14 July 2013 –In the afternoon of 14 July, heavy fighting broke out in Mutaho, 8 km NW of Goma, after an FARDC position in the locality was attacked by a significant group of the M-23. The attack occurred after the M23 had reinforced its positions around Kibati, close to Mutaho, earlier in the day, including with heavy artillery and a battle tank. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO) expresses deep…
Mbuji-Mayi, 8 July 2013 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) rehabilitated two public buildings, including an elementary school and a court house, in the province of Eastern Kasaï. Both projects were handed over to the provincial authorities in an official ceremony on 28 June 2013. The first project consisted of renovating and providing new equipment to the Butoka II elementary school in the…
Beni, 10 July 2013 – General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), along with MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade commander, and Ray Vigilio Torres, MONUSCO Head of Office in North Kivu, travelled to Beni, a town in the northern part of North Kivu province, on 9 July 2013 to assess the security situation. The visit took place in an environment…
Beni, 8 July 2013 – On 5 July, the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Beni, officially handed over to the National Police a fence built for its headquarters in this town located in the northern part of North Kivu province. The fence is only one of the dozens quick impact projects that MONUSCO carries out around the country. The wall fence was entirely built by the 18th Nepalese…