News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

(6 February 2017) Female genital mutilation denies women and girls their dignity, endangers their health, and causes needless pain and suffering, with consequences that endure for a lifetime and can even be fatal. Sustainable development demands full human rights for all women and girls. The 2030…

The final closure of UNOCI on 30 June 2017 illustrates Côte d'Ivoire's progress towards lasting peace and stability. Abidjan, June 26, 2017 - The mandate of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) ends on 30 June 2017, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2284…

The Secretary-General welcomes the closure of the United Nations Operation in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) on 30 June 2017, after having successfully achieved its mandate. The Secretary-General congratulates the people and Government of Cote d’Ivoire for their determination and efforts in turning the page…

At the beginning of July, the National Multisector Plan in the fight against HIV/AIDS (PNMLS) of North Kivu and MONUC began the installation of information billboards on HIV/AIDs in strategic points, including border zones in Goma in North Kivu province. This project, which was financed by MONUC's…

The World Food Programme's (WFP) "River of Hope" project, part of the UN Joint Programme "Transporting Hope," completed its first trip on the Congo river from Kinshasa to Mbandaka on 9 March 2009. MONUC's HIV team sensitized the crews and users of river transport on the threat of HIV and means of…

The lturi district, located in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, currently has one of the world's worst -and for a long time largely ignored - human rights records. Based on the investigations carried out by MONUC and other human rights entities, it is estimated that 8…

Report presented on the 13th session of the Human Rights Council Through interaction with various parts of the United Nations human rights system, including the High Commissioner, the Human Rights Council and its special procedures, as well as the treaty bodies, numerous recommendations have been…

Between July and December 2006, the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was cause of grave concern. As historical elections took place and marked the end of a three-year transition, the United Nations Human Rights Integrated Office in the DRC (UNHRO) monitored and…

This report presents an outline of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the period July to December 2006. Date of publication: 8 February 2007

This report presents an outline of the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the period April to December 2005. Date of publication: 10 May 2005

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) submits this report pursuant to General Assembly resolution 57/233 and resolution 2003/15 of the Commission on Human Rights. It is based on the information regularly transmitted to her by the human…

From 12 to 20 July 2005, a multidisciplinary team from the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) conducted an investigation into an attack that took place on the evening of 9 July 2005 by a group of armed Rwandan elements against the village of Kabingu…