This first refresher session for 300 Congolese Police officers is part of the scheme for secured electoral process; it started Tuesday 29 September 2015 in Kisangani, the administrative town of the Tshopo province. Supported by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the refresher course will last 45 days and is divided into three sessions, each session will take two weeks each. The roll-out ceremony was held…
Martin Kobler, chief of MONUSCO, advocates non-violence for lasting peace in DRC Kinshasa, 2 October 2015 – “The road to non-violence is often the most difficult to follow, but it is the safest one to guarantee stability and social peace. Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela have demonstrated during their lifetime that non-violent action is not only possible but also the most effective way to obtain lasting and tangible results…
Tuesday 29 September 2015- The Secretary-General met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), H.E. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo.The Secretary-General encouraged the Government of the DRC to make continued progress on the implementation of its commitments under the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the country and the region (PSC Framework). He also underscored the need for a peaceful…
On Wednesday 24 September, clashes were reported between FARDC and ADF in Mayangose, an agglomeration located in the Virunga park, roughly 20 Kilometers away from North-East of the city of Beni. According to the interim Spokesperson of the Sokola 1 operations, Lieutenant Mak Hazukay, FARDC elite units has been conducting search and comb operations in the area, with a view to flushing out the rebels. The clashes started at around 15 hours…
Kalemie, 24 September 2015 - MONUSCO helped set up a Conflict Resolution Commission in Mukebo, district located 160 Km from North east of Manono in Tanganyika province. The Commission is made up of 14 members drawn from two communities: the Pygmies and the Luba, with a view to reviving inter-communal talks. The formed joint Commission Pygmies-Luba will help consolidate the implementation of the action plan for the resolution of inter-communal…
To commemorate the International Day of Peace, MONUSCO/Beni Public Information in collaboration with Civil Affairs organized on Monday 21 September 2015, a drawing competition around the theme of peace. 3 schools took part in the competition: Elementary school Kilewe, Elementary School Marie Corançon and “Académie Bilingue du Congo/Congo’s Bilingual Academy”. The 3 best drawings received awards and other participants received consolation prize…
On an official tour to the different territories where MONUSCO is present, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC arrived in Beni on Tuesday 15 September. “It is a farewell visit,” said Martin Kobler, who took the opportunity to comment on his two years’ tenure as head of the largest United Nations Mission in the world and on the overall political situation in DRC. Regarding the current military operations in…
Uvira, 16 September 2015 – One month later, day by day after the first returnees arrived at Mutarule, their future is still uncertain; some of them are disappointed whilst others say they have been abandoned, disappointed by “the unfulfilled promises”. One of the rarest returnees with an income-generating activity, who sells cow milk, rather praised MONUSCO for “ not abandoning them’”… In Mutarule, from sun set to sun rise, returnees stay idle…
Ten victims found dead, the population gripped by fear, the local authorities powerless in the face of the grief of those they govern: the ADF have hit the civilian population in Mbau very hard in recent weeks. As part of its strategy to neutralize armed groups, MONUSCO has initiated an awareness-raising tour of the different villages in Beni-Mbau to reassure the population of its support and encourage better collaboration from them. Mbau…
Bunia –17 September 2015: MONUSCO jointly with Gender, Family and Children in Ituri were invited by a local NGO to carry out an evaluation mission on respect for women’s rights, fight against gender-based violence and the local response to HIV/AIDs epidemics in Kunda, administrative town of Babele Be. After being welcomed by the representatives of the local authorities in Kunda, the Gender Office in Ituri and the sections women’s and child…