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Martin Kobler warns all armed groups not to take advantage of the security situation in eastern DRC
Kinshasa, 4 November 2013: Special Representative of the Secretary General to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Head of the United Nations Mission to the DRC (MONUSCO), Martin Kobler, expressed his deep concern about the…
UN Security Council on visit to the D.R. Congo
Kinshasa, 5 October 2013 - A delegation of the UN Security Council arrived in Kinshasa on 4 October for a three-day visit, aiming to reiterate the Council's support for the peace process, especially for the implementation of…
During visit, Security Council members meet leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes countries
7 octobre 2013 – As part of an official visit to countries in Africa's Great Lakes region, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council have over the past few days met with various heads of State to discuss the…
MONUSCO-CPAD QIP Project Training of 50 Congolese Women: How to Get a Job?
CPAD, an NGO organized a three-month training session in IT, marketing, English, and sewing for 50 women. MONUSCO financed this training through one of its Quick Impact Projects (QIP). On 16 August 2013, Sodeico, a Congolese…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO reacts to M23’s attack on a UN Helicopter
“MONUSCO air missions shall proceed” Kinshasa, 11 October 2013 – This afternoon, an unarmed MONUSCO helicopter came under direct fire from positions held by the March 23 (M23) rebel movement in the Rumangabo region. The Head…
Central African refugees assembled at Zongo decide to return home
« Mbandaka, 2 July 2014. » Central African refugees at Camp Molet, about thirty kilometers away from the DRC city of Zongo, north-west of Equateur province started returning to Bangui, amid persisting insecurity in the…
MONUSCO and NGO “Invisible Children” organize child protection training workshop in Dungu
Dungu, 31 January 2014 – The Child Protection Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with Dungu-based representatives of the NGO Invisible Children, organized a two-day…
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…