On Tuesday 8 March 2016, roughly a hundred groups of women from public and private institutions as well as religious, political and non-political organizations participated in a march organized by the provincial authority on the main roads of the city of Kisangani up to the post office compound where speeches were delivered. Several officials attended. The chief of MONUSCO-Kisangani office, Ms. Aissetou Sanogo, read to the assembly UN Secretary…
Kinshasa, 8 March 2016 – On the occasion of International Women’s Day celebrated on 08 March 2016 under the theme : « Planet 50-50 by 2030 : Step It Up for Gender Equality », Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, reaffirms MONUSCO’s commitment to work alongside the Congolese government and population to achieve the gender equality goal. «I commend the efforts being made by the Congolese…
Durant le mois de février 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 332 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse par rapport au mois de janvier 2016 au cours duquel 411 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées restent celles de l’est de la RDC (180 violations et 226 victimes), à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (96 violations), de l’Ituri (46 violations), du Tshopo (15 violations)…
The overall goal has been to scale up activities to increase access to HIV testing in rural DRC. These activities are being implemented as part of HIV awareness programme that includes sensitization, messaging, and testing. In the Masisi territory in the North Kivu Province, the HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO has reached scores of people with awareness and prevention messages, advocating for the rights of people living with HIV. This is being…
Kinshasa – February 24th 2016 : A crowd turned up to attend the speech of Ban Ki-moon ,the UN Secretary General, at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Private Sector Investments in the Great Lakes Region, organized at the Cité de l’OUA in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. At this conference, Ban Ki-moon delivered his vision of a private sector contributing to sustainable peace and economic development in this region…
Through awareness campaign on HIV held in the prisons of Beni on 9 and 10 February, 2016, the HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO is intensifying its activities in the North Kivu Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). During this campaign, the inmates of the two prisons of Beni have been sensitized on ways to protect themselves and protect others as well during their stay in the prison and even beyond the prison - and have been trained…
The Apostolic Nuncio His Eminence Luis Mariano Montemayor arrived in Goma on Wednesday 17 February 2016, accompanied by the Special Representative to the Secretary General in the DRC Maman Sidikou, for a 4 day visit which will also take him to the region Kitchanga where they will visit amongst others the IDP, camp and the Catholic Cathedral . On arrival at the Goma airport the Apostolic Nuncio Argentin Luis Mariano Montemayor said his visit to…
Durant le mois de janvier 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 411 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse par rapport au mois de décembre 2015 au cours duquel 347 violations avaient été enregistrées. Les provinces les plus touchées sont encore une fois celles de l’est de la RDC (293 violations et 578 victimes), à savoir les provinces du Nord-Kivu (159 violations), de l’Ituri (80 violations), du Haut-Uélé…
Kinshasa, 13 February 2016 – The fifth world radio day will be celebrated on 13 February 2016. The objective of this day is to promote and foster international cooperation among broadcasters, to encourage decision makers to provide access to information through radio, including community radios and to promote freedom of expression when broadcasting. « Radio remains the most universal medium up to date. An inexpensive medium that requires…
Kinshasa, 12 February 2016 - Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, points out that the objective of the celebration of this day is to raise public awareness on the suffering faced by child soldiers around the world and in the Democratic Republic in particular. « It is regrettable to note that the armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo continue to recruit children in large numbers…