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Martin Kobler reiterates MONUSCO’s active support to Congolese Gov't in the fight against the FRPI
Kinshasa, 15 January 2015 – “I express full solidarity with the Government and back its fight against all armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The current fighting against the Front de Résistance Patriotique…
21 March – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Martin Kobler, Chief of MONUSCO and José Maria Aranaz, Director of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office appeal on “each and every one to commit themselves to eliminate racial discrimination” Kinshasa, 21 March 2015 –…
MONUSCO explains its mandate to women in Uvira
Uvira, 20 March 2015 – MONUSCO explained its mandate and activities to a local NGO “SOS Villages d'Enfants d'Uvira” in a sensitization session organized by its public information office; altogether sixty people including 50…
MONUSCO raises students’ awareness of the culture of peace
19 March 2015, the office of MONUSCO/Kisangani, through its Public Information Section in partnership with the NGO “Défense Sociale pour le Progrès et le Développement Rural’’ (DSPDR), held a public awareness session on the…
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…