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INTERVIEW: Alain Le Roy Discusses U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
Source: National Public Radio in "All Things Considered", Washington, 4 May 2011 Michele Norris talks with the head of U.N. Peacekeeping Operations, about sexual violence in the Congo and the impact of Rwanda on future…
Peacekeepers’ Day Quietly Celebrated in Goma
Goma, 6 June 2011 - Goma, the capital of Nord-Kivu province celebrated Peacekeepers' Day on 4 June. The highlights of the event included a photo exhibit on the work of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in…
Peacekeepers’ Day in Kisangani
Kisangani, 30 May 2011 -Peacekeepers' Day was celebrated on 30 May in Kisangani. Among the main actitivities were a wreath laying ceremony, a military parade, speeches, free medical consultations, and sport activities. The…
International Peacekeepers’ Day celebrated in Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi, 1 June 2011- In an effort to be on par with the rest of the provinces that celebrated Peacekeepers' Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Lubumbashi Office of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo…
Kindu Celebrates Peacekeepers’ Day
Kindu, 29 May 2011 – To kick start the Peacekeepers Day celebrations in Kindu today, a minute silence was observed for those who lost their lives while serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the year. This was…
Kinshasa Celebrates International Peacekeepers’ Day 2011
Kinshasa, 27 May 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) celebrated Peacekeepers' Day in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on 27 May, two…
Visitor's Lounge for Makala Inmates
Kinshasa, 26 May 2011 – As a prelude to the celebration of Peacekeepers' Day this year, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic of Congo (MONUSCO) inaugurated a visitor's hall at the Makala central prison…
Human rights violations during DRC general elections – UN report
GENEVA/KINSHASA (20 March 2012) – A UN report released Tuesday details serious human rights violations, including killings, disappearances and arbitrary detention, committed in Kinshasa by Congolese and security forces in the…
MONUSCO evacutes victims of Shabunda attacks
Kinshasa, 09 January 2012: MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks on civilians by armed groups in several remote villages in Shabunda territory of South Kivu Province. During 1 and 4 January 2012, MONUSCO received reports that…
Roger Meece expresses his best wishes to the Congoles people and government
Kinshasa, 31 December 2010- On the occasion of the end of year festivities, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Roger Meece, expresses his best wishes…