Presidential and National Legislative Elections: Roger Meece appeals for calm
Kinshasa, 01 December 2011: The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, (MONUSCO) takes careful note of the statements and preliminary reports issued by the international…
MONUSCO helicopter makes emergency landing
Kinshasa, 22 November 2011: One of the helicopters of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the D.R. Congo (MONUSCO) that was supposed to have delivered electoral material from Kisangani to Bokongo in the…
MONUSCO urges congolese political leaders to restrain from incitement to violence
Kinshasa, 08 November 2011: The United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is deeply concerned by the rising spate of pre-electoral violence in many parts of the country…
MONUSCO calls for constructive dialogue to promote peaceful elections
Kinshasa, 06 September 2011: The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is following closely the progress so far achieved in the electoral process, especially with regard to the…
Investigation launched into reported attempt to smuggle cassiterite ore by MONUSCO staff member
Kinshasa, 22 August 2011: Congolese authorities yesterday evening thwarted an attempt to smuggle approximately one ton of cassiterite ore from the DRC to Rwanda. The attempt was reportedly made by a national staff member of…
United Nations offers support and condolences following Kisangani air crash
Kinshasa, 10 July 2011: The United Nations in the DRC expresses its solidarity with the Congolese Government and people after the crash on Friday 8 July of a passenger airliner at Kisangani airport. In this regard, the United…
DRC: UN Joint Human Rights Office report on mass rapes in Walikale
Investigation into mass rapes and other human rights violations in Walikale reveals prevailing lack of accountability Kinshasa/Geneva, 6 July 2011: A UN investigation into serious human rights violations perpetrated in…
United Nations deploys joint assessment mission in response to reports of mass rapes in South Kivu,
Kinshasa, 24 June 2011: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Roger Meece, expresses deep concern over the reports of mass rapes in Fizi Territory, South Kivu, and launches a joint assessment mission to the…
MONUSCO Denounces Fraudulent Use of UN Mission and UNSC’s Names
Kinshasa 15 March 2011 - It has been brought to the attention of the United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (MONUSCO) that some individuals have been using the name of both…
Roger Meece welcomes verdict in Baraka trial
Kinshasa, 22 February 2011- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Roger Meece…
Reflection on the Evolution of Civil Society in the DRC
Kinshasa, 4 July 2011 - Four years on, exactly since July 2007, the Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and its partners, including the European…
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Resolution 1325, 15th Anniversary in Bukavu, 2015
Factors impeding women's participation and representation in higher decision-making positions in DRC. On 11 Nov. 2015 under the auspices of the Gender Section in South Kivu in partnership with the Association of Women Lawyers…