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Indian Peacekeepers Build School in Congo with Voluntary Contribution from Their Salaries
Since its induction into to Rutshuru Territory of DR Congo for peacekeeping mission in Jul 2010, the Peacekeepers of Indian Battalion-2 have been gallantly working for ushering peace into their part of Democratic Republic of…
Corporal Elias Kiatti (Benin) 14 April 1977 – 13 January 2012
The Memorial Service in honour of late Cpl Elias KIATTI of Benin, who passed away on 13 Jan 12 at Kalemie after a short illness, was held at MONUSCO HQ in Kinshasa on Saturday 04 February from 09:20 Hrs up to 09:55 Hrs in the…
CURRICULLAM VIATE : MAJ JAIDEV SINGH GULERIA
Maj Jaidev Singh Guleria (India) who passed away in an unfortunate road accident on 07 Oct 2011 joined MONUSCO as MILOB on 10 Nov 2010. The officer served as MILOB at Team Site Masisi in North Kivu Bde for seven months prior…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Advocacy Note: The Limits Analysing Sexual Violence Data in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Prepared by Juliet Kerr with contributions from Dr Patrick Ball on behalf of the MONUSCO-Sexual Violence Unit, December 2010. What exists today in the DRC is a weakened comprehension of the dynamics of sexual violence. This…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Combating Sexual Violence
Ensure a coordinated response of all those involved in combating sexual violence in the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategy on Combating Sexual Violence, with a view to fight impunity, and improve prevention and…
Press Release
MONUSCO invites political actors to preserve a peaceful environment and to use legally prescribed channels to resolve disputes Kinshasa, 14 March 2012: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic…
Progress in the fight to end impunity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, 14 March 2012: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes today's decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial of Thomas…
Human rights violations during DRC general elections – UN report
GENEVA/KINSHASA (20 March 2012) – A UN report released Tuesday details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by Congolese and security forces in the…
- Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports on the human rights situation in the DRC - 2011
As with the previous report to the Human Rights Council, presented at the thirteenth session in March 2010 (A/HRC/13/64), this report looks at a number of past recommendations made by the High Commissioner and several human…
Report on human rights and fundamental freedoms during the pre-electoral period in the DRC
This report reveals a worrying number of human rights violations during the pre-electoral period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and warns that such incidents could endanger the democratic process and lead to post…