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- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
UNJHRO trains civil society on the protection for the victims and witnesses of sexual violence
At the initiative of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office, a workshop on capacity-building for the civil society organizations in the area of the protection for the victims and witnesses of sexual violence was held on…

South-Kivu: 71 Raïas Mutomboki surrendered and transferred to Goma by MONUSCO
Intensified sensitization campaigns within the framework of MONUSCO DDRRR coupled with the sensitization of the PNC, FARDC and civil society organizations, in addition to the FARDC military actions against armed groups…
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol
David Gressly, Deputy Special Representative for the Rule of Law and Acting Head of Mission, and Jose Maria Aranaz, Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, commend the Government of the DRC for its accession…
Bangladesh air force receives UN Medals for their actions in Ituri
Bunia – 16 October 2015: More than 300 peacekeepers of the Bangladeshi air force in Ituri received the United Nations medals respectively from Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz, MONUSCO Force Commander and M…
MONUSCO supports the establishment of a human rights and elections observatory OMDHE in Ituri
Bunia, 12.Oct.15: Ituri was endowed with a human rights and elections observatory on 7 October 2015. Members of the OMDHE coordinating committee were elected in Bunia at the end of a sensitization workshop organized by the…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
MONUSCO assesses the needs in HIV sensitization/prevention as well as gender-based violence in Kunda
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…

Massacres in Beni-Mbau : MONUSCO comforts and raises awareness among the stricken population
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…

At Mutarule, returnees between frustration and resignation!
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…

Martin Kobler’s end-of-mission in DRC: MONUSCO chief speaks of mixed results
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…

International Day of Peace: MONUSCO Beni organized a drawing contest
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…
