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Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO reacts to M23’s attack on a UN Helicopter
“MONUSCO air missions shall proceed” Kinshasa, 11 October 2013 – This afternoon, an unarmed MONUSCO helicopter came under direct fire from positions held by the March 23 (M23) rebel movement in the Rumangabo region. The Head…
MONUSCO Force Commander’s Visit to Ituri
Bunia, 11 September 2010 - Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, new MONUSCO Force Commander visited Ituri for the first time from 7 to 9 September last to see for himself how the security situation is evolving in that part of…

Eastern DRC’s Stabilisation: Ambitious Project for the Kivus and Ituri
Kinshasa, 14 September 2010 – While the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) is continuing its effort to reduce violence in eastern DRC, its is also focusing on the stabilisation and peace…

MONUSCO finances the construction of detention facilities for female in Bunia
16 September 2010 - As part of the Quick Impact Project (QIP), MONUSCO Guatemalan Special Forces contingent undertook the construction of detention facilities for females in Bunia. The initiative was in response to a request…

North Kivu: Destruction of Explosive Remnants of War at Mubambiro
Goma, 17 March 2011 – A huge amount of ammunitions were destroyed in recent months at Mubambiro-Sake, 27 km south of Goma, South Kivu province, by the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Center (UNMACC), in collaboration…

MONUSCO’s presence in Kikwit and its impact
Kikwit, 10 March 2011 – Between 2007 and 2010, the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo – which became UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) on 1 July 2010 – carried out a number of Quick…

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South Kivu: Idjwi’s Traditional Chiefs Trained To better Combat Sexual Violence
Bukavu, 17 March 2011 – The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) launched a training seminar for traditional leaders from Idjwi territory to educate them on their role in the fight against impunity for sexual…
MONUSCO Chief and Congolese Defense Minister Visit Eastern DRC
Kisangani, 19 March 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in DRC, Mr. Roger Meece and the Congolese Minister for Defense and war veterans, Mr. Charles Mwando Nsimba visited Eastern DRC between 18 and…

MONUSCO supports a training for 150 DRC Judiciary Police officers in Bandundu province
Bandundu, 13 August 2010 - Within the framework of capacity-building for DRC's judiciary institution, Government Departments for Home Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights, backed by MONUSCO/Rule of Law section, held a series of…

Roger A. Meece acquaints himself with the security situation in eastern DRC
Dungu, 13 August 2010 - As part of his familiarization tour, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and head of MONUSCO, Roger A. Meece, on 10 August 2010…
