GENEVA (29 September 2017) – The UN Independent Expert on older people’s rights, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, is marking the International day of Older Persons (1 October) by urging those in power today to provide decent futures for older people – noting that they themselves will be affected by the issue in years to come. Her statement is as follows: “A demographic revolution is under way and we cannot continue to make commitments to older people and not…
KINSHASA, Sep. 28, 2017 – In response to clashes between presumed armed groups and the Congolese national army (FARDC) in the area of Uvira (South Kivu province), the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) yesterday rapidly deployed troops in order to deter any attack to the city and to avoid the escalation of the conflict. MONUSCO Deputy Force Commander is on the site in order to…
KINSHASA, Sep. 25, 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sidikou, is gravely concerned by the use of lethal force by Congolese defense and security forces in response to public protests in Bukavu, South Kivu province, leading to civilian casualties including children. This morning, in the Panzi neighborhood of Bukavu, Congolese defense and security forces…
Kananga – 23rd September 2017: Roughly 500 people gathered at the Independence square in Kananga to brainstorm and commit themselves to Peace, a theme chosen by MONUSCO to commemorate the International Day of Peace. A year after the waves of violence and repression hit the region, commemorating the International Day of Peace in this region has a special meaning. To date, gun firing has been silenced and no more killing is reported; the region is…
As part of its broader efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations works in partnership with troop and police contributing countries to raise awareness about the problem among personnel before their deployment to a UN peacekeeping mission. Although Member States are responsible for their contingents’ pre-deployment training, our Missions' Conduct and Discipline teams also help to train contingents before they are deployed…
Civilian populations in this region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffer numerous human rights violations, among the most fundamental being the violation of the right to life, the violation of physical integrity, the violation of the right to freedom and safety, and the right to property. Many people in this region live in very perilous conditions since they are caught in the grip of armed groups. Since 2015, international UN Volunteer…
MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade Commander General HARI B PILLAI and Colonel BAZIL KANUMA of the Operation Sokola 2, have inaugurated, on the 20 September 2017, the first 8 Weeks English and Computer program organized by North Kivu brigade for 10 FARDC Officials of Operation Sokola 2 in HIBI in the outskirts of Goma. Speaking during the ceremony General HARI PILLAR said that the intension of the training is to enhance the FARDC Sokola 2 officials with…
Serving as an international UN Volunteer in UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa has been an overwhelmingly positive experience for me. I began my assignment with the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in 2010 and was seconded in 2011 to the Aviation Section in the Congo (MONUSCO). Assisted by the Movement Control Section (MOVCON) and contractors, I handle flights for several UN missions in the region. Throughout my…
New York, 19 September 2017 Chairman’s summary 1. On 19 September 2017, the United Nations convened a meeting on the preparations for the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, in the margins of the General Debate of the seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting agreed on a coordinated approach involving the United Nations, the African Union, the European…
KINSHASA, Sep. 19, 2017 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has been providing life-saving support to Burundian refugees following deadly clashes that occurred last Friday in Kamanyola (South Kivu province) in which 38 refugees (24 men, 13 women, and one child) and one Congolese military officer were killed with more than one hundred injured. MONUSCO provided immediate first…