Kisangani, 8 February 2013 – The National Plan of Action to combat the recruitment and use of children as well as other serious forms of violations of children's rights by the armed forces and security services of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was officially launched in Province Orientale. The ceremony was organized in prelude to a workshop for national army and police officers that took place in the provincial capital, Kisangani. The key…
Bukavu, 8 February 2013 – A training workshop for 75 court clerks, including 16 women, all hailing from Nord and Sud Kivu provinces, is taking place in Bukavu, the capital of Sud Kivu. The workshop, which started on 4 February 2013, will end 11 days later. This meeting is an initiative of the Justice Support Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), in partnership with the United…
6 February 2013 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping today highlighted the role being played by "blue helmets" in a variety of hotspots worldwide, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, and told journalists that a UN mission in Mali looks increasingly likely. "All indications are that this is the way this is heading, and we are getting ready for that," Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping…
Goma, 8 February 2013 – "We have witnessed the difficult conditions under which displaced persons (IDPs) live in camps here. They face so many challenges", said Liliane Ploumen the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade last Tuesday, while visiting the Mugunga 3 IDP camp in the provincial capital of the Nord Kivu province. According to the camp manager, the Mugunga 3, which is just about 10 km west of Goma, is everything but…
Dungu, 5 February 2013 - On Tuesday, 5 February 2013, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), UNICEF and the office of the Administrator of Dungu territory jointly organized the official launching of the Action Plan on combating recruitment and abuse of child rights by armed and security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The ceremony took place…
Bunia, 5 February 2013 – Community police, a concept often misused in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but with no significant impact on the population, is undergoing a thorough review in Ituri district, Province Orientale. The Police component of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is actively engaged in bringing back some meaning to this concept. In this context, an eight-week…
Mbandaka, 5 February 2013 – On 31 January 2013, Pierre Kamulete, district commissioner of Sud-Ubangi, Equateur province, visited Dongo, within the framework of ongoing pacification efforts in a region that suffered social unrest in 2009 following the insurgency of the Mouvement de Libération indépendant et Alliés (MLIA – Independent Liberation Movement and Allies). The district commissioner was accompanied by a delegation of the Ministry of…
Kananga, 4 February 2013 – The Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) organized on Saturday, 2 February 2013, in Kananga, capital of Kasaï Occidental province, a meeting to plan the activities of the Cadre de Concertation des Jeunes (CCJ – Youth Consultation Framework) on civil rights and responsibilities. This activity was supported by MONUSCO Office of…
Mbandaka, 4 February 2013 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Public Information section, took part, on Saturday, 4 February, in a cultural event organized by the Coordination of Students of the Medical Studies Institute of Mbandaka (IEM -- Institut d'Etudes médicales de Mbandaka) in Equateur province. The National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) and the…
Kisangani, 31 January 2013 – Several dozens of UN peacekeepers deployed in Kisangani, capital of Province Orientale, are being trained by the police of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) on how to maintain and restore law and public order. The training, which kicked off on 28 January, involving 40 peacekeepers (20 Bangladeshis and 20 Egyptians), will end on 8 February. The training…