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MONUSCO strongly condemns the persistent violence in the Kasai Provinces
Kinshasa, 11 February 2017 – MONUSCO is concerned about the persistent conflict in the Kasais which is marked by violent atrocities committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia including their recruitment and use of child soldiers…
- Human Rights
Reported killings in DR Congo town could amount to serious rights violations - UN rights arm
14 February 2017 – At least 101 people are reported to have been killed by soldiers in clashes between military forces and members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in central Democratic Republic of the Congo over the last five…
Joint statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the African Union, the United Nations, the European Union and the International Organization of La Francophonie
Addis Ababa, New York, Brussels and Paris, 16 February 2017: The African Union (AU), the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) are increasingly concerned by…
The HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO leads in the promotion of activities that connect shifting attitudes to HIV prevention among the youths in Goma
Goma – 14 February, 2017 – These activities were taking place at the heart of the 2017 edition of the Amani Peace Festival that ended recently in the North Kivu Provincial capital of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the…
- Human Rights
Principales tendances des violations des droits de l'homme en juin 2017
Entre janvier et juin 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 2.822 violations et atteintes aux droits de l’homme sur l’ensemble du territoire de la RDC, soit une forte augmentation par rapport à la même période l’année précédente (2.343…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. Photo Credit: OHCHR
- Human Rights
DRC: Zeid appoints team of international experts on the Kasais
GENEVA (26 July 2017) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday announced the appointment of Bacre Ndiaye (Senegal), Luc Côté (Canada) and Fatimata M’Baye (Mauritania) as international experts…
UN Security Council expresses concern at the slow implementation of the 31 December 2016 agreement.
Statement by the President of the Security Council on DRC The Security Council expresses concern at the current political situation in light of the challenges facing the implementation of the 31 December agreement, the…
Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, founder and leader of Nduma defense of Congo (NDC)
Wanted for crimes against humanity, the rebel Sheka surrendered to MONUSCO today in North Kivu
Goma, 26 July 2017 - Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, founder and leader of Nduma defense of Congo (NDC) has surrendered Wednesday 26th July to MONUSCO in Mutongo, approximatively 10 km North of Walikale, North Kivu. He has been…
Visite à la maison de la femme de Goma de la Vice-Secrétaire générale des Nations Unies, Amina J. Mohammed . Photo MONUSCO/Myriam Asmani
- Gender
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Visit of Deputy Secretary General Amina J Mohammed in Goma
Goma, 27 July 2017 - The Deputy Secretary-General Madam Amina J Mohammed has taken a firm resolve to ensure that the women in the MUGUNGA consolidated camp for Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp return home in “Dignity and…
Deputy-Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Maman S. Sidikou, Head of MONUSCO, at the UN Mission. Photo: MONUSCO/John Bompengo
- Gender
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Peace is the 'bedrock' for women's development and human rights UN deputy chief says in DR Congo
25 July 2017 – The importance of reversing the tragedies of violence, particularly against women and children, and ensuring that women's and girl's voices are heard in all aspects of society are at the core of the second leg…