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Kisangani, 8 February 2013 – The National Plan of Action to combat the recruitment and use of children as well as other serious forms of violations of children's rights by the armed forces and security services of the…

Bukavu, 8 February 2013 – A training workshop for 75 court clerks, including 16 women, all hailing from Nord and Sud Kivu provinces, is taking place in Bukavu, the capital of Sud Kivu. The workshop, which started on 4…

6 February 2013 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping today highlighted the role being played by "blue helmets" in a variety of hotspots worldwide, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, and told…

Goma, 8 February 2013 – "We have witnessed the difficult conditions under which displaced persons (IDPs) live in camps here. They face so many challenges", said Liliane Ploumen the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation…

Dungu, 5 February 2013 - On Tuesday, 5 February 2013, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), UNICEF and the office of the Administrator of…

Bunia, 5 February 2013 – Community police, a concept often misused in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but with no significant impact on the population, is undergoing a thorough review in Ituri district, Province Orientale…

Mbandaka, 5 February 2013 – On 31 January 2013, Pierre Kamulete, district commissioner of Sud-Ubangi, Equateur province, visited Dongo, within the framework of ongoing pacification efforts in a region that suffered social…

Kananga, 4 February 2013 – The Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) organized on Saturday, 2 February 2013, in Kananga, capital of…

Mbandaka, 4 February 2013 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Public Information section, took part, on Saturday, 4 February, in a cultural event…

Kisangani, 31 January 2013 – Several dozens of UN peacekeepers deployed in Kisangani, capital of Province Orientale, are being trained by the police of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic…

Kisangani, 30 January 2013 – A capacity-building workshop for journalists on advancing the cause of women's rights was organized in the town of Kisangani, Province Orientale, on 29 January 2013, at the initiative of the…

Bunia, 30 January 2013 – The town of Bunia, the regional capital of the Ituri district, Province Orientale, has been under water since yesterday, after a heavy rainfall hit the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of…