Goma, 9 September 2010 - The outbursts of violence, armed gangs activities in Walikale and Masisi territories and the numerous cases of human rights violations have led the United Nations Stabilization Mission in DRC ( MONUSCO ) to launch the "Operation Shop Window " in the areas of Pinga - Kibua -Walikale, at least until September 15 .This Operation is designed to reassure the population and show MONUSCO commitment to use all its resources to…
New York, 7 September 2010 - Sent at the end of August in the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC) by UN chief Ban Ki - moon to shed light on the circumstances of mass rape in the east , the Under - Secretary General for Operations of peacekeeping, Atul Khare , reiterated on Tuesday at the Security Council, the importance of putting an end to impunity and to mobilize the necessary resources to bring to justice those responsible for the crimes. "It…
New York, 31 August 2010 - Rape wild mass of civilians by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) show once more the necessity of ending the impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes , insisted Tuesday the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations to sexual violence in the candied, Margot Wallström. On the occasion of a press conference at UN headquarters in New York , she returned to the rape…
Vienna, 7 September 2010 - The International Press Institute (IPI) today honoured Radio Okapi, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the 2010 'Free Media Pioneer' award. Radio Okapi began broadcasting on 25 February 2002 as a public service station with the aim of contributing to the building of peace in the DRC. The radio station is jointly managed by the Fondation Hirondelle in Switzerland, and the United Nations Organization…
Kinshasa, 3 September 2010 – A moving ceremony was held in the headquarters of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) to salute the three fallen Indian Peacekeepers in Kirumba, North Kivu on 18 August. The Special Representative, Mr. Roger Meece; the Force Commander, Lieutenant General Chander Prakash; the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Missions, Atul Khare, several Congolese officials and members of the diplomatic corps…
Goma, 04 September 2010 - Armed men attacked an aircraft with 4 members of the International Medical Corps (IMC), all American nationals at about 10 a.m. on September, 1. The aicraft had just touched ground on the Kilambo airstrip, 15 km NW of Walikale. The 3rd Indian Batallion reacted immediately on appraisal by deploying a Rapid reaction team from its operational base in Walikale. This resulted in the extraction of 4 humanitarian operators and…
Bukavu, 14 August 2010 - The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Roger Meece, arrived in the town of Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu province, on August 12, for a two-day visit. ( Photo caption: SRSG Meece visits the Saio camp near Bukavu, accompanied by General Masunzu, Commander of the FARDC 10th Military Region, Noel Craven, head of IOM in Bukavu, and South…
Kinshasa, 12 August 2010 - The Public Information Division of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) concluded, on 7 August 2010, its awareness campaign designed to help the population across Kinshasa's 24 districts to gain information about the UN Mission's mandate. The public awareness drive, which was launched in May 2010 and targeted at an estimated 5,000 people in the Congolese…
Goma, 13 August 2010 - Ending his nearly 72-hour visit to North Kivu, the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roger Meece, left the provincial capital, Goma, in the early afternoon of August 12, heading to Bukavu, in the neighboring South Kivu province. While still in Goma, SRSG Meece met with the local press for over half an hour, at the Mission's headquarters in Goma…
Bandundu, 13 August 2010 - Within the framework of capacity-building for DRC's judiciary institution, Government Departments for Home Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights, backed by MONUSCO/Rule of Law section, held a series of trainings for Inspectors and Judiciary Police Officers (IPJ and OPJ). The trainings successively took place in Kasai Oriental, Kasai Occidental, Maniema and Bandundu provinces. The objectives of the training are to empower…