14 Jan 2014 - Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, DRC).
Kinshasa, 31 December 2013: The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is gravely concerned by attacks carried out concomitantly by armed men on 30 December 2013, on the headquarters of the Congolese National Radio and Television Company, N’djili International airport and the headquarters of the Congolese Armed Forces, situated at Mont Ngaliema.
Dungu, 18 December 2013 – The chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, arrived in Dungu, a city located in the far-north of the Eastern province, in the early afternoon of 18 December 2013. Shortly after arrival, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC attended a military drill organized and executed by the Guatemalan Special Forces of…
Kinshasa, 13 December 2013: Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Great Lakes Region Mary Robinson, U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Russ Feingold, Special Representative of the African Union Boubacar Diarra, European Union Senior Coordinator for the Great Lakes region Koen Vervaeke, and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the DRC Martin Kobler welcome the declarations…
Goma, 10 December 2013 - MONUSCO Force Commander Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz said in an exclusive interview to Radio Okapi yesterday that the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) had launched offensive operations against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an armed group present in eastern D. R. Congo. The first offensive operation took place in the region of Kalembe located north of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province…
Kisangani, 4 December 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, through its Public Information section, organized, from 25 to 30 November 2013, in Province Oriental’s Isangi and Yangambi territories, a sensitization campaign for preventing and combating sexual violence. The campaign, which was conducted jointly with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, was part of the UN 16 Days of…
Goma, 10 December 2013 - A medal parade in honor of the Force Intervention Brigade of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was organized in Sake, North Kivu province, on 9 December 2013. The parade, described as “historic”, saw the first batch of officers of the Force Intervention Brigade receive the UN peace medal. The occasion was presided over by MONUSCO Force Commander, General Carlos Alberto dos…
Kinshasa, 10 December 2013: Today marks the celebration of Human Rights Day around world, Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the DRC and Head of MONUSCO declared: “Today we celebrate for the 65 th time the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. “It is a great opportunity for people in the DRC to celebrate together equality, freedom and dignity, which are inalienable rights for everyone. MONUSCO is committed to…
Goma, 9 December 2013 - MONUSCO Civil Affairs section organized a training of 30 officials of the Congolese National Armed Forces (FARDC) on the protection of civilians in Goma, North Kivu province, on 29 November 2013. The objective of the training was to equip the FARDC with information that will enable them to better understand MONUSCO mandate and the need to be a complementary force in the field. Several presentations were made throughout the…
Dungu, 4 December 2013 - Within the framework of a 16-day activism on gender-based violence scheduled from 25 November to 10 December 2013, the Child Protection Section of the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) jointly with the Gender office and UNHCR organized a workshop on gender-based violence for 50 secondary school boys and girls in Dungu with a view to discussing and addressing their concerns on…