Kinshasa, 12 February 2016 - Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC, points out that the objective of the celebration of this day is to raise public awareness on the…
Kinshasa, 7 February 2016 – All MONUSCO staff and the chief of MONUSCO Maman Sambo Sidikou, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in the DRC congratulates “Les Leopards,” the Congolese National team…
Press Statement of MONUSCO Regarding Operations Against Armed Groups in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, 2 nd February 2016 - In response to press queries about the resumption of military cooperation between…
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Representatives of signatory states of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Region met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28 January…
Beni - 27 January 2016, MONUSCO launched rehabilitation and asphalting work on the Beni airport runway “Mavivi” in a ceremony attended by the mayor of Beni, Nyonyi Bwanakawa. The rehabilitation work on the Beni airport will…
Beni, on 28 January 2016 – MONUSCO Quick Impact Projects (Quips) delegation travelled to Eringeti hospital, in the territory of Beni, to assess the progress made on the reconstruction of the hospital and ensure that the…
Durant le mois de décembre 2015, le BCNUDH a documenté 347 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une légère hausse par rapport au mois de novembre 2015 au cours duquel 338 violations…
14 January 2016 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces “very real risks of unrest and violence” over elections later this year while confronting a “significant deterioration” of security in its war-torn eastern…
The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraph 43 of Security Council resolution 2211 (2015). It covers major developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since my report of 28 September 2015 (S/2015/741)…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday 29 th december the appointment of Lieutenant General Derick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi of South Africa as Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization…
This is what emerged from the press encounter held on Wednesday 23 December 2015 at the Mission’s headquarters in Uvira, South Kivu. For this last meeting with journalists for the year 2015, the focus was on MONUSCO’s major…
Bunia, 12 December 2015 - 80 Ukrainian servicemen the 18th Detached Helicopter Unit were awarded the United Nations Medal for their dedication to the cause of peace and stability in Ituri. They received the Medal from General…