News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

18 dec. 03 | Yulu Kabamba MONUC Force Commander, General Mountaga Diallo declared Wednesday, in a press briefing marking the end of his nearly four-year mandate, that the DRC peace process and MONUC deployment were making good progress. During this MONUC last press briefing for the year 2003…

Kinshasa, 07 January 2010 — MONUC welcomes the FARDC communiqué marking the end of Operation Kimia II on 31 December 2009 and the commencement of Operation Amani Leo this month. Alan Doss, the Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…

Kinshasa, February 8, 2010 - The new Deputy Special Representative for the Mission of the United Nations in the DRC, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations and Humanitarian Coordinator Mr.Fidele Sarassoro arrived in Kinshasa to take office on February 7, 2010. Mr. Sarassoro had been nominated by…

Kinshasa, 30 December 2009 — MONUC is deeply concerned by recent death threats against members of the UN Joint Human Rights Office and of local human rights organisations in Kalemie. On 24 December 2009, three members of the UN Joint Human Rights Office and seven members of local human rights…

Kinshasa 19 November 2009 - The United Nations Organization Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) today welcomed reports of the arrest by German Federal Police of two FDLR leaders currently residing in the country namely Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni on Tuesday on suspicion of carrying out crimes…

Kinshasa, 6 November 2009 - The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) denies categorically the irresponsible and unfounded allegations of cooperating with the FDLR in an article published in today's New Times in Kigali. The article, alleging cooperation between MONUC…

Kinshasa, 15 October 2009 -- The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) welcomed the statement issued on 13 October by a coalition of 84 humanitarian and human rights groups calling on the international community to provide the Mission with additional resources to…

Kinshasa 25 September 2009 – MONUC has just been aware of allegations of sexual misconduct by two of its personnel in North Kivu. Every allegation of this kind is taken seriously by MONUC. A team is already in place to open an immediate inquiry and establish the facts.

Kinshasa, 18 september 2009 - Work is advancing rapidly on a joint project to construct army barracks at camp Saio in Bukavu, eastern Congo, to house some 3,500 FARDC troops and their dependents. Camp Saio is the first of three construction projects, which when completed are expected to house up to…

Bukavu 17 September 2009 – On 23 August 2009, Bruno Koko Chirambiza, journalist of Radio Star was murdered in the town of Bukavu. Last year, in November, Didace Namujimbo was murdered, and earlier, in June 2007, Serge Maheshe was killed in the same town. Both journalists worked for Radio Okapi…

Kinshasa 28 August 2009 - After several months of sensitisation campaigns and uncertainty, the registration and integration process of the armed groups active in South Kivu province has started. Between 21 and 26 August 2009, 415 elements of Yakatumba group and 34 others belonging to the Forces…

Kinshasa 27 August 2009 – An advanced team of 10 officers and 178 troops from the Bangladeshi army arrived in Bunia, district of Ituri yesterday Wednesday 26 August ahead of a new contingent which will be part of the 3000 additional troops authorized by the Security Council in December 2009 to…