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Goma, 15 May 2013 - The 135 strong Indian Formed Police Unit-2 (FPU) was honored with the United Nations Peacekeeping medal in appreciation for their service in Goma. The Medal Parade held at the FPU camp in Goma on 15 May…

Goma, 14 May 2013 – A delegation of 15 ambassadors, members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, arrived on official mission in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 13 May 2013. The delegation…

Bunia, 12 May 2013 – Eighty-four police officers, including two women, underwent five weeks of training in the Ituri district, province Orientale, on gender-based sexual violence. The participants who hailed from the four…

Kinshasa, 8 May 2013 – In a report published Wednesday, 8 May, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) revealed gross violations of international humanitarian and human rights committed in November 2012 during…

New York, 8 May 2013 - The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the targeted attack and attempted hostage taking by unidentified assailants against a MONUSCO (United Nations Organization…

Kinshasa, 08 May 2013 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack perpetrated Tuesday 7 May 2013 on one of its military…

Kisangani, 6 May 2013 – Journalists in Kisangani, the administrative capital of province Orientale, commemorated the press freedom day on Friday, 3 May 2013. They took this opportunity to brainstorm on the challenges that…

Goma, 2 May 2013 – The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy, Mary Robinson, conducted a nine-day visit to the Great Lakes Region of Africa, starting 28 April 2013. After spending two days in Kinshasa where she met with the…

Bunia, 26 April 2013 – From 24 to 29 March 2013, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office(UNJHRO), in collaboration with the Military Prosecutor's Office, conducted an investigation mission to the territory of Mambasa…