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MONUSCO sensitizes opinion leaders of Sud Kivu on its mandate and activities
Bukavu, 15 February 2013 – The Public Information Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a workshop for local opinion leaders to raise awareness…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Specialized units set up to combat sexual violence in Kasaï Oriental
Mbuji-Mayi, 19 February 2013 – A specialized judicial unit for combating sexual violence was inaugurated by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), in Tshilenge district of Kasai Oriental province, 20 km…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Workshop to help reinforce the fight against sexual violence and impunity in Sud Kivu
Bukavu, 19 February 2013 – Twenty-five civilian and military magistrates took part in a training of trainers workshop organized last week in Bukavu, Sud Kivu Province, with the aim to reinforce the fight against sexual…
Launching of the Action Plan to Combat Recruitment and Sexual Abuse of children
Dungu, 5 February 2013 - On Tuesday, 5 February 2013, the Child Protection section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), UNICEF and the office of the Administrator of…
The Dutch Minister for Cooperation and Foreign Trade on a Working Visit to Goma
Goma, 8 February 2013 – "We have witnessed the difficult conditions under which displaced persons (IDPs) live in camps here. They face so many challenges", said Liliane Ploumen the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation…
UN peacekeeping mission in Mali increasingly possible, says top official
6 February 2013 – The head of United Nations peacekeeping today highlighted the role being played by "blue helmets" in a variety of hotspots worldwide, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan, and told…
MONUSCO supports training of 75 court registrars of North and South Kivu
Bukavu, 8 February 2013 – A training workshop for 75 court clerks, including 16 women, all hailing from Nord and Sud Kivu provinces, is taking place in Bukavu, the capital of Sud Kivu. The workshop, which started on 4…
Mayi-Mayi combatants inside MONUSCO compound in Lubumbashi surrender
Kinshasa, 24 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes the peaceful surrender of 245 Mayi-Mayi Kata Katanga combatants who sought refuge inside the MONUSCO compound in…
DR Congo: UN peacekeepers transfer rebels to authorities after peaceful surrender
25 March 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today transferred hundreds of Mayi-Mayi combatants to Kinshasa after the rebels turned over their weapons to the…
Ban and officials from DR Congo discuss fragile security situation
26 March 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today discussed the fragile security and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a meeting with the country's Foreign Minister, Raymond…