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KATANGA: Media Women updated on MONUSCO’s challenges and priorities
LUBUMBASHI, 23 March 2015 – Within the framework of the commemoration of the Women’s month, MONUSCO Public Information section/Lubumbashi organized a brainstorming session with 50 media women in Lubumbashi. The purposes of…
Security Council renews DR Congo Mission, reduces troop numbers by 2,000
26 March 2015 – The Security Council passed a resolution today renewing for 12 months the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and endorsing recommendations made in…
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, and Maximilian Dyck, Country Director, UNMAS Committed with the Government for a mine-free DRC by 2020 Kinshasa, 1 April 2015 - " The objective of the Congolese Government is to make the DRC…
Inauguration of RTNC building in Goma
North Kivu Provincial National Radio and Television (RTNC) in Goma has received a new face lift with the construction of a new building financed by the North Kivu province. Presiding over the inaugural ceremony on Wednesday…
7 April 2015 – International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda:
Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO, calls for tolerance on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwandan Genocide Kinshasa, 6 April 2015 – “Today, Rwanda and the whole world still remember the atrocities…
6 April 2015 – International Day of Sport for development and peace
Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO, applauds Congolese sportsmen and women and urges them to engage in the service of peace and tolerance Kinshasa, 6 April 2015 – “Sports means knowing how to compete in full respect for one’s…
MONUSCO trains Congolese National Police members in Bunia on ICTs
Ten Congolese National Police Officers have been receiving training since Wednesday 1st April in Bunia on the use and maintenance of the new information and communication technologies. Scheduled for one month, the training is…
UNJHRO organizes refresher course on Human Rights monitoring and reporting
Bunia, 08 April 2015: The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in Bunia concluded Wednesday 8 April a workshop on monitoring and reporting cases of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. More than…
Islands of stability, a stabilization instrument in the liberated territories
The defeat of the March 23 Movement and the dismantling of armed groups have contributed to the emergence of islands of stability in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The islands of stability provide…