Kinshasa, 25 September 2013: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) strongly condemns the attacks on schools and hospitals committed by parties to the conflict, in particular by the armed group ADF in Beni territory. The Head of MONUSCO Martin Kobler said "ADF and all other parties involved in such acts must immediately stop committing these deplorable violations of the rights of…
Bunia, 18 September 2013 – The Police of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), undertook in Bunia, Ituri district, on Monday 16 September 201, a cycle of training for Congolese National Police (PNC) personnel on the provision of security for the electoral process. Sixty PNC officers, including one woman, will follow the two-week training…
Shabunda, 18 September 2013 - A multidisciplinary team from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) conducted a mission to Shabunda in South Kivu province, from 11 to 13 September 2013, to raise public awareness on the need and justification for the UN Mission's plans for nighttime training fights in the territory. The team, composed of staff from the Public Information, Political Affairs, Civil…
Kananga, 12 September 2013 – In Kananga, Western Kasaï province, the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Center, in collaboration with the Public Information Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), organized an awareness campaign on Thursday 12 September 2013 to sensitize young school children on the dangers surrounding unexploded devices. The schools targeted for this awareness…
Mahagi, 12 September 2013 - In Mahagi, Ituri district, Oriental Province, a health clinic built and equipped by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) to help people in this locality and surround area who are sick, was inaugurated and turned over to local authorities on Wednesday 11 September 2013. The clinic project was undertaken as part of MONUSCO's quick impact projects that are…
Kinshasa, 9 September 2013 - Assistant Secretary General (ASG) John Barkat, Head of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS), visited MONUSCO from 2 to 6 September 2013. The purpose of the visit was to encourage the use of informal conflict resolution services provided by UNOMS as an initial step to resolving workplace concerns. During his visit, ASG Barket met with the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General…
Aru, 6 September 2013 - In Eastern Province, the public information section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized, on 6 September in Aru, district of Ituri, an information workshop for local population on the UN Mission's current mandate. The workshop brought together local authorities, representatives of political parties and different civil society components, especially religious…
Goma, 6 September 2013 – "Political option could help bring the war and atrocities in the North Kivu to an end and find a lasting solution to the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo" according to a joint press statement in Goma on Friday, 6 September by the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region, Mary Robinson, the Special Representative of the African Union, Boubacar Diarra, the senior Coordinator of the European Union…
7 September 2013 – A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stressed the need to address impunity in the country, which has seen massive displacement over the past year along with pervasive violence and rights abuses. "We will not repeat the past mistakes, we believe that there should not be amnesty for those accused of having committed serious crimes, nor should they be integrated in the armed…