Press Releases

  • the International Day against the use of Child Soldiers:
    12 Feb 2015 - Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO, condemns the use of child soldiers by armed groups in DRC Kinshasa, 12 February 2015 - “Thousands of children continue to be recruited by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Child recruitment...
  • Press Release:
    26 Jan 2015 - Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO, applauds the adoption of the electoral law by the Parliament in an effort to bring back social peace to the DRC Kinshasa, 25 January 2015 – “I congratulate the Parliament on reaching a compromise on the revision of the electoral...
  • Martin Kobler reiterates MONUSCO’s active support to Congolese Gov't in the fight against the FRPI
    17 Jan 2015 - Kinshasa, 15 January 2015 – “I express full solidarity with the Government and back its fight against all armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The current fighting against the Front de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri shows our determination to neutralize all...
  • International Envoys for the Great Lakes Region call for decisive actions against the FDLR
    02 Jan 2015 - Nairobi, 02 January 2015 – Today, 2 January 2015, marks the expiration of the six month grace period granted by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the full and unconditional surrender...
  • South Kivu:
    16 Dec 2014 - Conviction of Lieutenant-Colonel Bedi Engangela alias « Colonel 106 » is a strong message to perpetrators of human rights abuses, says MONUSCO Kinshasa, 16 December 2014 - MONUSCO welcomes the conviction and sentencing to life imprisonment of Lieutenant-Colonel Bedi Engangela...
  • International Human Rights Day:
    10 Dec 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Abdoul Aziz Thioye, Director ad interim of the United Nations Human Rights Joint Office pay tribute to human rights activists Kinshasa, 10 December 2014 – “Human rights activists are the guarantors of freedom and equality. Those heroes who...
  • World Aids Day:
    02 Dec 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, and Mamadou Sakho, UNAIDS Country Director for the DRC, appeal for “zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths” Kinshasa, 1st December 2014 - “World Aids Day reminds us of the importance of the...
  • World Science Day for Peace and Development:
    11 Nov 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO and Abdourahamane Diallo, UNESCO Representative to the DRC urge Congolese youth to embrace sciences Kinshasa, 8 November 2014 – The international community commemorates this Monday, 10 November, the World Science Day for Peace and Development....
  • North Kivu:
    18 Oct 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for decisive joint military actions to neutralize the ADF Kinshasa 18 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, calls for “decisive joint military actions of FARDC and MONUSCO to start as soon as possible in order...
  • Human Rights:
    18 Oct 2014 - Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, profoundly concerned at the request of DRC Government calling for the departure of Scott Campbell ã Kinshasa, 18 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, is deeply disturbed by the request of the DRC government, calling for the...

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