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Kinshasa, 9 September 2013 - Assistant Secretary General (ASG) John Barkat, Head of the United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services (UNOMS), visited MONUSCO from 2 to 6 September 2013. The purpose of the visit was to…

Aru, 6 September 2013 - In Eastern Province, the public information section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized, on 6 September in Aru, district of Ituri, an…

Goma, 6 September 2013 – "Political option could help bring the war and atrocities in the North Kivu to an end and find a lasting solution to the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo" according to a joint…

7 September 2013 – A top United Nations official focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stressed the need to address impunity in the country, which has seen massive displacement over the past year along…

This report covering the period from November 2011 to May 2013 assesses the progress made by the authorities in the implementation of recommendations made by UN human rights mechanisms. It commends important developments…

On 20 and 22 November 2012, and until the beginning of their withdrawal on 1 December 2012, combatants of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion seized Goma and Sake, North Kivu, while troops of the Congolese armed forces…

The phenomenon of deaths in detention centres in the DRC is a priority theme for the UNJHRO due to its seriousness and scale. Between 2004 and 2005, the The phenomenon of deaths in detention centres in the DRC is a priority…

This report focuses on grave violations of human rights, including arbitrary executions and forced displacement on a large scale, perpetrated against civilians in Masisi territory, North Kivu province, between April and…

Mbuji-Mayi, 27 August 2013 – An awareness and information campaign conducted in five municipalities of Mbuji-Mayi, the administrative capital of the Eastern Kasaï province on the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization…

5 September 2013 – Top United Nations officials focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo are today in the Ugandan capital of Kampala attending talks with regional leaders meant to reenergize peace efforts between the…

Kananga, 3 September 2013 – A team of the Civil Affairs section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) visited the territory of Mweka, Western Kasai, from 16 to 21 August…

Goma, 2 September 2013 – The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, Mary Robinson, arrived in Goma, North-Kivu province, on Monday, 2 September 2013. Mrs. Robinson is on a joint…