Goma, 12 June 2013 - The special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Roger Meece, has announced his departure from MONUSCO. Mr. Meece made the announcement in Goma on Tuesday, 11 June 2013, during a press briefing at the airport. In his address to the press on security issues, the SRSG said he has been in constant consultation with North Kivu provincial authorities and MONUSCO on the…
Bunia, 11 June 2013 – Within the framework of the implementation of the Resolution 2098 of the United Nations Security Council extending the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) until 31st March 2014 as well as the Resolution 1325 on women as actors of peace and security, MONUSCO's Gender Office jointly organized with local authorities in Mahagi territory, a workshop to…
Kinshasa, 10 June 2013 - MONUSCO, the UN mission in the DR Congo, organized a workshop from 3 to 5 June 2013 in Kindu, Maniema province, in a bid to reconcile the Lweli and Makola communities from the cluster villages of Kinkalo (Pangi territory) and Mpande (Kailo territory). The two communities had been fighting for four years over land control. Organized by the Civil Affairs section of MONUSCO, the workshop capped a series of outreach…
New York, 10 June 2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Martin Kobler of Germany as his Special Representative for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). The new Special Representative succeeds Mr. Roger Meece of the United…
Goma, 31 May 2013 - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Kyung-wha Kang, visited the Democratic Republic of Congo on 30 May 2013. Her mission was undertaken in the context of monitoring the current humanitarian situation in eastern DRC where millions of people are affected by armed conflicts. Following meetings in Kinshasa with Congolese authorities, representatives of…
Kinshasa, 10 June 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, are concerned by reports indicating that at least 53 children are at risk of being re-recruited by the M23 rebel group in Nyiragongo Territory, North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "I…
Bunia, 3 June 2013 – In Bunia, Ituri district, the Public Information section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the Government's Gender, Family and Children Office, held a meeting with local Women's associations to inform them and increase their awareness of MONUSCO's new mandate. The meeting was a first step in a campaign to promote public awareness about…
Kisangani, 3 June 2013 – The two main prisons of the Eastern province, including the central prison of Kisangani, the administrative capital, and Osio prison no longer meet the minimal safety and treatment standards required for detainees in this big province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders three sub-regional countries: Central African Republic, South Sudan and Uganda. To improve detention conditions, MONUSCO, the UN…
Kananga, 31 May 2013 - A training session for 300 senior and junior members of the Congolese National Police Force including 53 women ended on 31 May 2013 at a provincial police precinct in Kananga, Kasai Occidental province. Initiated by MONUSCO Police, the second training session on community policing techniques was launched on 6th November of last year. The ceremony was chaired by Deller Kawino, the acting provincial governor. Political and…
Kisangani, 31 May 2013 – "Police responsibility and fight against violence on women and young girls in DRC" is the theme of a sensitization campaign for the Congolese National Police Force (PNC) organized in Kisangani on Thursday 30 May 2013 by the Gender Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Police. The campaign was officially opened by the vice-governor of Orientale province. The…