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MONUSCO organizes a weekly press conference every Wednesday that serves as a communication space for the Mission and all UN agencies in DR Congo. The press conference is broadcast live on Radio Okapi and on MONUSCO's web platforms.
contacts :
Spokesman:
Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227
Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06
Peacekeepers Promote Culture of Peace through Sports in Ituri
Bunia, 28 March 2011 – The Bangladeshi contingent in the district of Ituri, Province Orientale, organized a football tournament in Bogoro, a locality about 25 km south of Bunia, near Lake Albert, along the border with Uganda…
South Kivu: MONUSCO’s Mandate Explained to the Local Population
Bukavu, 31 March 2011 – The Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a workshop in Shabunda territory on 31 March to inform the local population about the…
Peacekeepers Provide Free Medical Care in Province Orientale
Kisangani, 29 March 2011 –The Bangladeshi contingent deployed in Province Orientale in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has since the start of this year, been providing free medical care to the local population. So far…
MONUSCO Chief Visits Crash Site of UN Aircraft
Kinshasa, 5 April 2011 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Roger Meece, accompanied by his two Deputies, Ms. Leila Zerrougui and Mr. Fidèle Sarassoro this morning…
MONUSCO Assists the DR Congo on the Road to Stability
Bukavu, 24 March 2011 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its partners in the Government's Stabilization and Reconstruction program for war-affected areas (STAREC) inaugurated the newly completed buildings in Walungu…
North Kivu: Troop Rotation among Uruguayan Peacekeepers
Goma, 21 mars 2011 – The Uruguayan contingent rotated its troops on 21 March following the completion of their 12 month-service in Goma, North Kivu province. The first deployment of Uruguayan servicemen in North Kivu dates…
LRA: An African Union Delegation Visits Province Orientale
Kisangani, 23 March 2011 – An African Union delegation comprising some 20 members arrived in Kisangani, the capital of Province Orientale, on 22 March. The joint expert mission is trying to put in place a strategy to better…
Bukavu: SRSG Roger Meece Attends Pakistan Contingent’s Medal Parade
Bukavu, 23 March 2011 – While on a field trip to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Roger Meece, attended a medal parade by the Pakistan contingent on 23 March in…
Equateur: Portrait of a Newly-Elected Parliamentarian
Mbandaka, 23 March 2011 – Jerôme Bokele is 44 years old. He now sits as a provincial Member of Parliament for his party, the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC). As a newcomer to the Assembly and owing to his unusual…
Goma: A Monument Unveiled in Honor of the Men and Women Fallen in North Kivu
Goma, 22 March 2011 – The Uruguayan contingent in the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) unveiled a monument dedicated to the memory of those who died during conflicts in North Kivu in Goma on 22 March…
Equateur Province: Round Table on Women’s Participation in Society
Mbandaka, 23 March 2011 – Some 50 women leaders from the North and South Ubangi districts of Equateur province held a round table discussion at the office of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) in Mbandaka…
FARDC Senior Military Officers visit MONUSCO
Kinshasa, 21 March 2011 – Some 50 senior military officers of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), most of them majors and lieutenant-colonels, visited the Force of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the…