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MONUSCO’s Chief, Roger Meece, says ready to ensure security during elections
Photo: Clara Padovan/MONUSCO Goma, 19 September 2011 - "I can assure you that everything is in place to provide security for the upcoming elections," the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Roger…
First batch of electoral material arrives in the DRC
Photo: Alberto Mbuwa Kinshasa, 16 September 2011 – Three cargo planes transporting three hundred tons of electoral material landed at N'Djili International Airport, in the Congolese capital, on 14 and 15 September. This first…
Radio Okapi sets own road map for DRC’s elections
Photo: John Bompengo/Radio Okapi Kinshasa, 12 September 2011 – Radio Okapi, the UN-managed radio station in the Democratic Republic of Congo, presented a charter laying down its communication policy during the country's…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Towards a revival of the fight against sexual violence in Province Orientale
Photo: Maude Fournier Kisangani, 8 September 2011 – The question on how to reinvigorate the fight against sexual violence in Province Orientale was at the center of discussions at a meeting in Kisangani, the provincial…
Sud-Kivu: Over 270 Community Police Officers to receive training by end of 2011
Alain Likota/MONUSCO Bukavu, 6 September 2011 – The Jules Moke instruction centre in Bukavu, Sud-Kivu province, served as the venue for the launching, on Monday, 5 September 2011, of a training program intended for 279…
US Ambassador for UN Reform visits Nord-Kivu
Photo: Sylvain LIechti/ MONUSCO Goma, 6 September 2011 – United States Ambassador in charge of United Nations reforms, Joseph Torsella, recently visited Goma, Nord Kivu province, to see first-hand the challenges facing United…
Actors in the electoral process in Equateur province undergo training
Photo: Alberto Mbuwa/ MONUSCO Mbandaka, 6 September 2011 – A two-day training workshop for leaders of political parties and civil society organizations, as well as women leaders and media professionals took place in Equateur…
DRC military trained to become more professional
Photo: Emmanuel Tombo Tombola Bandundu, 29 August 2011 – A three-day training session for 55 elements of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Bandundu province, western Democratic Republic of Congo…
Local population opposes Col Zabuloni's appointment as Police Chief in Masisi territory
Photo: Gabriel Wamenya. Goma, 30 August 2011 – The appointment of an army colonel, Zabuloni Muniatware, commonly called "Col. Zabuloni", as the new Police Chief in the Masisi territory, Nord Kivu province, has stirred up…
South African Peacekeepers celebrate their National Day for Women
Photo: Sylvestre Kilolo/ MONUSCO Goma, 25 August 2011 – The South African contingent serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) celebrated South African Women's Day on…