5 December 2016 Monsieur le Président, distingués membres du Conseil de sécurité. Je vous remercie de l’occasion qui m’est ainsi offerte de vous entretenir sur la situation en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) depuis votre séjour en RDC en novembre. Ma présentation portera sur la situation politique avec un accent particulier sur les bons offices entrepris par la Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) et les dispositions prises par…
Following the visit of the Security Council to the Democratic Republic of Congo from 11 to 13 November, the President of the Security Council made the following statement on behalf of the Council, regarding the situation in the country
Uvira, 2 December 2016 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in DRC, MONUSCO officially launched this Friday 2 December an Operational Strategy on the fight against insecurity in Uvira named “SOLIUV”. The ceremony was co-chaired by the General Commissioner of the Congolese National Police (Charles Bisengimana) and MONUSCO Police Commissioner Awalé Abdounasir in a ceremony attended by senior government officials: Governor of the South-Kivu…
Thirty-five years since the emergence of AIDS, the international community can look back with some pride but we must also look ahead with resolve and commitment to reach our goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. There has been real progress in tackling the disease. More people than ever are on treatment. Since 2010, the number of children infected through mother-to-child transmission has dropped by half. Fewer people die of AIDS-related…
Kinshasa, 27 November 2016 - A group of some 50 Mayi-Mayi Mazembe this morning attacked over 1000 Hutu displaced families, located at Luhanga in North Kivu, killing more than 20 and injuring a similar number. A MONUSCO detachment in the vicinity of Luhanga, upon hearing shooting, immediately deployed and engaged the Mayi-Mayi, repelling the attack. One Mayi-Mayi was killed in the engagement. MONUSCO troops assisted the wounded and evacuated some…
Prelude to the commemoration of the World AIDS Day on Thursday, 1 December, 2016, the HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO just organized a vast campaign of sensitization, voluntary and confidential counseling and testing at the premises of Bunia Council Hall, in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). One of the aims of this civic campaign, which features prominent on the programme of preparatory activities for this year’s World…
Durant le mois d’octobre 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 434 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse importante par rapport au mois de septembre 2016 au cours duquel 506 violations avaient été enregistrées. Sur tout le territoire de la RDC, l’ensemble des agents de l’État (PNC, FARDC, ANR et autres autorités administratives ou judiciaires) est responsable de plus de 62% des violations des droits de l…
Uvira, 10 November 2016 - The two communities situated in the territory of Fizi were largely represented in the two-day workshop. About 100 people took part in the workshop: local traditional leaders, chiefs of sectors, civil society actors, provincial parliamentarians from Uvira and Fizi, and provincial government officials. The South-Kivu provincial governor, Marcelin Cishambo brought along a dozen ministers to the workshop that took place in…
Kinshasa 8 November 2016 - - An explosive device exploded this morning in Keyshero, a district situated west of the city of Goma in the North Kivu province, when the Indian peacekeepers were conducting their morning exercise. The blast left one child dead and several people wounded: 1 civilian and 32 peacekeepers, 5 of whom were admitted to MONUSCO’s hospital with serious injuries. “ I offer my heartfelt and deepest sympathy to the bereaved…
GENEVA (3 November 2016) - A group of United Nations human rights experts* has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lift an “unjustified” ban on protests in the capital, Kinshasa, amid social discontent over delayed presidential elections. The ban was imposed in September after a series of large demonstrations that were brutally supressed by security forces, reportedly leaving dozens of people dead and injured.…