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Peacekeeping: a partnership with Africa
By Hervé Ladsous* There is an African saying that "One hand cannot tie a bundle". Very few proverbs describe the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations so well. The success of a peacekeeping mission requires the…
DRC militia leaders responsible for upsurge in violence must be held accountable - Pillay
GENEVA, 31 May 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday expressed alarm at the significant increase in large-scale atrocities by armed groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo –…
MONUSCO and Civil Society meet with the press
Goma, 29 May 2012 – Over 200 people representing the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), local civil society groups, the Congolese National Police, political and…
UNPOL reinforces the capacity of PNC for better protection of civilian populations
Kisangani – 25 May 2012 – The United Nations Police (UNPOL) held, on 24 May 2012, a day-long training workshop for some 32 Congolese National Police (officers) to strengthen their ability to better protect civilian…
Starved inmates continue to escape from Tshela prison, Bas-Congo province
Matadi, 18 May 2012 - On the night of 17 to 18 May, 24 inmates escaped from Tshela prison, 210 km west of Matadi, the capital of Bas-Congo province. Earlier in the week, on 16 May, detainees refused to return to their dorms…
MONUSCO Turns Over a School to Kiliba Community
Uvira, 23 April 2012 - The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) turned over an elementary school named Maendeleo to the delegate of the students' parents in Kiliba, territory of…
MONUSCO sensitizes Ikengo’s indigenous women on the ongoing electoral process
Mbandaka, 31 August 2012 - In preparation for the planned provincial and local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) in Equateur…
MONUSCO reinforces the understanding of human rights among the Congolese National Police
Mbuji-Mayi, 3 September 2012 - A five day-training workshop on human rights and international humanitarian law organized by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) of Mbuji-Mayi ended on 31st August 2012. The…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Human Rights - Justice for victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Women of the Democratic Republic of Congo are starting to fight back, pressing for justice as a fundamental human right in the face of appalling sexual violence. For years now, rape has been used as a tactic of war in the…
UN Releases DR Congo mapping report (1 October 2010)
An interview with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the release of a 550-page report listing 617 of the most serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law over a 10-year period…