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Bukavu, 17 May 2011 - Magistrates of the office of the public prosecutor in the district court of Bukavu and the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) have been working hand in…

Bukavu, 10 May 2011 – In Sud-Kivu province, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) is helping the National Independent Electoral Commission (French acronym CENI) in its efforts to mobilize large…

Prepared by Juliet Kerr with contributions from Dr Patrick Ball on behalf of the MONUSCO-Sexual Violence Unit, December 2010. What exists today in the DRC is a weakened comprehension of the dynamics of sexual violence. This…

Kinshasa, 9 May 2011 – The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) sponsored a theater festival involving school children at both primary and secondary levels in…

Bunia, 12 May 2011 – The UN Joint Human Rights Office (BCNUDH), and the Public Information and Electoral Divisions organized a training workshop around the theme"Human Rights and Elections" to raise awareness among members of…

Beni, 10 May 2011 - The Nepalese Battalion based in Beni, in the province of Nord-Kivu, East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), erected on 8 May 2011, an information board on a large stone at the Equator line, in…

Kisangani, 4 May 2011 – Two water fountains were inaugurated in the neighborhood of Lubunga, Kisangani, by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), and handed over to the local…

Goma, 7 May 2011 – Radio Okapi organized a workshop to empower Congolese women journalists on the coverage of DRC's upcoming elections. The workshop took place at the headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission…

Goma, 6 May 2011 – Kiwanja, a locality in Rutshuru territory, 70 km north of Goma, the provincial capital of Nord Kivu, came under attack from armed elements believed to be members of the Democratic Front of the Liberation of…

Bunia, 7 May 2011 – The Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Mr. Roger Meece, travelled to Bunia, the administrative capital of the district of Ituri, Province…

Goma, 3 May 2011 – As the saying goes, sport helps build human relations and prepares the youth to be useful members of their communities. This was also true for Kirumba village on the occasion of Labor Day, which was…

Goma, 4 May 2011 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Roger Meece, arrived in Goma, Nord Kivu province, on Wednesday afternoon for his second official…