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On an official tour to the different territories where MONUSCO is present, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC arrived in Beni on Tuesday 15 September. “It is a farewell visit,” said…

Uvira, 16 September 2015 – One month later, day by day after the first returnees arrived at Mutarule, their future is still uncertain; some of them are disappointed whilst others say they have been abandoned, disappointed by…

Ten victims found dead, the population gripped by fear, the local authorities powerless in the face of the grief of those they govern: the ADF have hit the civilian population in Mbau very hard in recent weeks. As part of its…

Bunia –17 September 2015: MONUSCO jointly with Gender, Family and Children in Ituri were invited by a local NGO to carry out an evaluation mission on respect for women’s rights, fight against gender-based violence and the…

Bunia – 15 September 2015: Three classrooms refurbished with MONUSCO’s support were inaugurated by Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC. These newly refurbished classrooms…

17 September 2015 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted specific actions aimed at ending sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations personnel that require “urgent” support from countries that provide troops…

Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Jose Maria Aranaz, Representative of the High Commissioner for Human Rights advocate for the respect of political rights and freedoms for all ‎ Kinshasa, 15 September 2015 – "The…

Kalemie – 7 September 2015 – The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (BCNUDH) and MONUSCO Justice Support Section recently organized a round table on the problematic of the judicial protection of victims, witnesses, and…

Public Information Sections and Civil Affairs/MONUSCO-Kisangani organized on Tuesday 8 September a sensitization session on MONUSCO’s mandate for the leaders of the youth associations in Kisangani. About a hundred young…

Uvira, 10 September 2015 – From Tuesday 8 to Wednesday 9 September 2015, the local NGO “Arche d'Alliance”, in collaboration with the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office of MONUSCO-South Kivu organized a capacity-building…

The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Bukavu, South Kivu, organized from 2 through 4 September 2015, a capacity-building workshop for 30 senior and junior staff members of the provincial Human Rights Division in the…

Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, supports the implementation of the Addis Ababa Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement Kinshasa: 12 September 2015 - "On the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South…