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On 14 April, the Gender and Political Affaires sections of MONUSCO/Ituri took part in an informal meeting, organized by the head of Gender and Family office of the ex-Ituri district, on the issue of women’s potential…

The disarmament and demobilization of Congolese and foreign combatants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a key issue in building peace and stability in the country and, more broadly, in the Great Lakes region…

MONUSCO - Lubumbashi last Wednesday inaugurated the rehabilitated Kasumbalesa-Musoshi prison, during a special ceremony held in the presence of the political-administrative authorities of Sakania territory. The Kasumbalesa-…

Kalemie (North Katanga), 11 April 2015: The United Nations Police (UNPOL) component of MONUSCO organized a two-day refresher training session for 200 agents representing twelve private security companies. The aim was to…

By Zainab Hawa Bangura An adolescent girl is kidnapped from her village in Iraq and she will be sold or given away to ISIL fighters as a sex slave. In a detention centre in Syria a man is sexually assaulted to punish him for…

Goma 11-04-2015: MONUSCO Force Commander General Carlos Alberto Santos Cruz has presided over a Medal Parade at MONUSCO Lava site compound in Goma on 11 April 2015 . The Parade was accompanied by a medal award in recognition…

Goma 10 April 2015: The work for the construction of the North-Kivu Press Center was launched on Thursday 09 April 2015 in Goma by the provincial Governor, Julien Paluku who laid the first foundation stone in the presence of…

In Equateur, years of conflict, a lack of basic social services, poor management, low agricultural productivity and chronic poverty have disrupted the balance of local markets and exacerbated the vulnerability of the…

The defeat of the March 23 Movement and the dismantling of armed groups have contributed to the emergence of islands of stability in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The islands of stability provide…

Bunia, 08 April 2015: The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Bunia concluded Wednesday 8 April a workshop on monitoring and reporting cases of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. More than…

Ten Congolese National Police Officers have been receiving training since Wednesday 1st April in Bunia on the use and maintenance of the new information and communication technologies. Scheduled for one month, the training is…