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Run for solidarity: Break barriers, open doors!
Three, two, one, GO! So started the first run for solidarity held in Kinshasa on 7th December 2013. What was important on this day was not to be the fastest runner, but to show a sense of solidarity and togetherness and make…
Strenghtening local volunteers’ capacities to promote volunteerism
‘‘If volunteerism was an animal, it would be an ant’’, explains a volunteer. ‘‘The ant has solidarity and team spirit. Ants are united and work together to carry their food and act for the good of their team.’’ This was the…
Martin Kobler, MONUSCO Chief deplores last night’s violence in Bukavu, South-Kivu province
Kinshasa, 21 February 2014: Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC has expressed deep concerns over yesterday’s acts of violence in Bukavu, “such events appeal to everyone’s…
Celebrating the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers in Goma
Goma, 25 February 2014 - In commemoration of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers (12 February 2014), the Child Protection Section (CPS) in Goma hosted a week of activities aimed at raising awareness on the…
Volunteering on Congolese roads
It is at the wheel of a MONUSCO 6x6 truck that Sergio Guerra has been assigned as a UNV Convoy Leader. His volunteer work is not common: travel around Congo and neighboring countries to deliver cargos to all MONUSCO bases…
At the end of the training, each participant received a certificate of apprenticeship issued by the Ministry of Vocational Training.
Beni: 200 people trained receive reintegration kits as part of the Muda Wa Amani II project.
In Beni, 200 ex-combattants and vulnerable people get kits and training for sustainable reintegration through Muda Wa Amani II.
The discussions highlighted the consequences of digital violence, particularly on victim's mental health, education, and social integration.
Fighting sexual and digital violence in Ituri: progress, but persistent challenges
In Ituri, MONUSCI and partners raise awarness on sexual and digital violence during the 16 Days of Activism campaign
Uruguayan peacekeepers launch soccer schools in Pinga and Goma
Soccer School for all children, vulnerable, disabled, orphans etc is an initiative from MONUSCO Uruguayans peacekeepers . This idea came up when they started playing the game with children in the remote area of Pinga. The…
Lake Kivu
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, deplores loss of lives in a shipwreck on Lake Kivu. MONUSCO mobilized in support of the victims. Kinshasa, 05 May 2014 – “It is with a very heavy heart that I learned today’s shipwreck on Lake…
MONUSCO reacts to Minova ruling
Kinshasa, 05 May 2014: MONUSCO takes note of the ruling that was passed on Monday 5 May in Goma by the “Cour militaire opérationnelle du Nord-Kivu” (Military Operational Court of North-Kivu) against 39 soldiers of the Armed…