News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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…

Kinshasa 26 August 2009 – MONUC is both deeply shocked and concerned at the assassination of yet another journalist in Bukavu during the night of 22 to 23 August 2009. MONUC strongly deplores and condemns this horrible act…

Kinshasa 21 August 2009 - The Delegations of the Government of UGANDA (GoUganda) led by the Head of Political Affairs of the Ugandan Embassy in Kinshasa (DRC), Mr. Steven Muhumuza, and of the ADF/NALU, led by Mr. Lukwago…

Kinshasa, 15 August 2009 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the DRC, Alan Doss, has denounced the 11 August attack on the inhabitants of Mpama. "Nothing can justify these crimes committed…

Kisangani, 6 August 2009 - Delegations of the Government of Uganda (GOU), led by the Head of Political Affairs of the Ugandan Embassy in Kinshasa, Mr. Steven Muhumuza, and of the ADF-NALU, led by Mr. Lukwago Mwana, Military…

Fact-finding team sent to eastern DRC Kinshasa, 23 July 2009 - The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) today announced that a fact-finding mission was on its way to eastern Congo to…

Kinshasa 17 July 2009 - MONUC shares the concerns of humanitarian organizations that civilians are bearing the brunt of FDLR reprisals for current efforts to dismantle rebel forces in eastern Congo (DRC). However, a suggested…

Kinshasa, 13 July 2009 – The Director of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), Mr. Maxwell Kerley, is currently visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on a fact-finding mission from 12-17 July 2009. UNMAS…

Kinshasa, 9 July 2009 - Alan Doss, Special Representative of UN Secretary General in the DRC, and MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye welcomed the press release published on 5 July 2009 by the FARDC Command, following…

Kinshasa, 21 February 2009 - Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, greets the release yesterday of the two Congolese personalities that were kidnapped since 22 January 2009 in Kamombo, on…

Kinshasa, 4 March 2009 - MONUC's Child protection section continues its efforts to demobilize children associated with armed forces and groups. Thus, in North Kivu province, for the period 30 January to 2 March 2009, a total…

Kinshasa, 10 March 2009 - Alan Doss, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in the DRC, in the name of all the personnel of MONUC and in his own personal name, addresses his congratulations to the Leopards for the…