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Western Kasai: UN Raises Awareness on International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Kananga, 12 June 2013 – To raise awareness on the entry into force of, and ratification process for, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the United Nations Joint Human…
Lt Gen Carlos Santos Cruz: We will go after those who are committing crimes against the population
Goma, 12 June 2013 – The newly-appointed Force Commander to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is currently touring the different provinces of the country to…
Last batch of Tanzanian troops now in Goma for the Force Intervention Brigade
Goma, 12 June 2013 - The last batch of the Tanzanian troops committed to the Force Intervention Brigade arrived in Goma, North Kivu province, on 5 June 2013. They will be part of the 3,069 strong force, to which Malawi and…
MONUSCO explains the UN integrated approach to the youth of Western Kasai
Mbuji-Mayi, 17 June 2013 – The United Nations Joint Office in Western Kasai, in collaboration with the provincial Planning Ministry and the National Youth Council, organized a series of conferences in the provincial capital…
UN diplomat Roger Meece ends visit in Goma ahead of final departure from the DR Congo
Goma, 17 June 2013 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece, ended a two-day visit to Goma last week-end. This was his last visit to the regional capital of eastern DRC before his departure from the…
MONUSCO acts to ensure women’s rights are respected in the territory of Banalia, Eastern province
Kisangani, 24 June 2013 – Gender-based violence is common place in the territory of Banalia located in the district of Tshopo, Orientale province. This phenomenon is mostly noted in the mining areas where women's rights are…
In Kasaï Occidental, MONUSCO and UNDP educate young people about their rights and responsibilities
Kananga, 4 February 2013 – The Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) organized on Saturday, 2 February 2013, in Kananga, capital of…
Local authorities in Equateur province are fully engaged in inter-communal reconciliation
Mbandaka, 5 February 2013 – On 31 January 2013, Pierre Kamulete, district commissioner of Sud-Ubangi, Equateur province, visited Dongo, within the framework of ongoing pacification efforts in a region that suffered social…
The concept of community police under review in Ituri, province Orientale
Bunia, 5 February 2013 – Community police, a concept often misused in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but with no significant impact on the population, is undergoing a thorough review in Ituri district, Province Orientale…
UN Special Envoy to Great Lakes Region meets Congolese Civil Society
Kinshasa, 22 may 2013 – The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Mary Robinson, met with Congolese civil society representatives in Kinshasa on Tuesday for an exchange of views…