Goma, 6 June 2011 - Goma, the capital of Nord-Kivu province celebrated Peacekeepers' Day on 4 June. The highlights of the event included a photo exhibit on the work of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), a minute of silence followed by a short prayer in memory of the 32 passengers who perished in a UN plane crash in Kinshasa two months ago, and speeches. Ms. Hiroute Gebre Sélassié…
Mbandaka, 2 June 2011 – Under the mediation of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), young parliamentarians of Equateur province have been reconciled, and vowed to remain united. Following internal rivalries within their provincial parliament, young parliamentarians of the Equateur province were at log head for almost 10 months. Thanks to an initiative from the local Office of MONUSCO to reconcile them, they came to…
Dungu, 2 June 2011 – Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, the Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), was in Dungu on 2 June to lead a medal parade recognizing the work of Indonesian and Guatemalan peacekeepers deployed in the area. In his public remarks, the Force Commander said: "It is an honor for me to serve as commander of soldiers who demonstrate such a high…
Kisangani, 2 June 2011 – Frequent cases of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in eastern provinces, are a subject of concern for the authorities of this country, and also for a number of actors in the international community. Based on these facts, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) undertook the training of senior officers of the Congolese National Armed Forces…
Kisangani, 25 May 2011 – The Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, travelled to Kisangani from Bunia on 25 May to meet with senior military and civilian staff for a briefing on security matters. While there, he also visited a training center of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) in Lukusa, on the right bank of the Congo River. The…
Kisangani, 30 May 2011 -Peacekeepers' Day was celebrated on 30 May in Kisangani. Among the main actitivities were a wreath laying ceremony, a military parade, speeches, free medical consultations, and sport activities. The Day started with the hoisting of the UN flag, a one-minute silence and wreath-laying in memory of peacekeepers who died in service during the course of the year, and then a military parade performed by UN troops deployed in the…
Bukavu, 4 June 2011 – A joint team comprising several sections of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) recently made a security and sociopolitical assessment visit to Nindja, 80 km north of the Sud Kivu provincial capital, Bukavu following the departure of the National Armed Forces (FARDC.) The departure of the FARDC from this area paved the way for an incursion by combined elements of the…
Lubumbashi, 1 June 2011- In an effort to be on par with the rest of the provinces that celebrated Peacekeepers' Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Lubumbashi Office of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) in Katanga province, observed this day on 1 June, three days after the traditional date set for the occasion. The event was marked by a flag raising ceremony, followed by a minute silence in memory of peacekeepers who…
Dungu, 2 June 2011 – A 147-kilometer road between the northern towns of Dungu and Faradje in Province Orientale, was inaugurated on 2 June 2011, after 13 months of intense rehabilitation work by Indonesian military engineers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO). The Dungu-Faradje road is located in the district of Haut-Uele, which borders South Sudan and Uganda. Prior to the rehabilitation of…
Bukavu, 31 May 2011 – With human rights violations being one of the main challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), in collaboration with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), has been supporting the national judicial system in its efforts to end impunity stemming mainly from sexual violence. It is against this backdrop that CIDA funded the purchase of equipment worth US…