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Kinshasa, 3 July 2013 – Violence against women, especially rape, is a major concern for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), more so because the mission's core…

Kisangani, 27 June 2013 – Congolese women's involvement in the implementation of the Addis Ababa's Framework for peace, security and cooperation in the DR Congo and the Great Lakes Region as well as the resolutions 2098 and…

Kinshasa, 26 June 2013 – In the Democratic Republic of Congo, as in the rest of the world, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture was celebrated on 26 June. The annual event was marked with a ceremony…

Bukavu, 27 June 2013 - The South-Kivu Governor, Marcellin Cishambo, inaugurated on 26 June 2013, a quick impact project of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…

Bunia, 27 June 2012 - The Ituri district, in the northeastern Oriental Province, has, for a long time, suffered from the torments of armed conflicts. The civilian population has been the victim of all kinds of abuses and…

Kinshasa, 27 June 2013 - The Chief of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Roger Meece, left the Mission yesterday afternoon after completing his term of office…

Kinshasa, 27 June 2013 – Continued attacks against civilians by Mayi-Mayi combatants, under the command of Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, in Walikale territory, North Kivu, remain a major concern for MONUSCO. Sheka has been accused…

Kisangani, 24 June 2013 – Gender-based violence is common place in the territory of Banalia located in the district of Tshopo, Orientale province. This phenomenon is mostly noted in the mining areas where women's rights are…

Goma, 17 June 2013 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece, ended a two-day visit to Goma last week-end. This was his last visit to the regional capital of eastern DRC before his departure from the…

Mbuji-Mayi, 17 June 2013 – The United Nations Joint Office in Western Kasai, in collaboration with the provincial Planning Ministry and the National Youth Council, organized a series of conferences in the provincial capital…

Bunia, 15 June 2013 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roger Meece, travelled to Bunia, district of Ituri, province Orientale, on 14 June 2013, to bid…