News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

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 that affects the entire Congolese press in general and the journalism…

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 Mwana, the Chief of Staff of ADF/NALU, on 18th-20th August 2009 met in…

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 by armed groups preying on civilians," Mr Doss said. According to…

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 Chief-of-Staff, met on 5 and 6 August 2009 in Kisangani under the auspices…

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 reinforce preventive measures against sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA)…

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 suspension of current joint operations that are aimed at neutralizing the…

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 is a division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations section and the…

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 its adoption of a zero tolerance policy towards perpetrators of criminal…

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 the High plateaus of South Kivu, by troops of the Federalist Republican…

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 of 880 children left the ranks of the armed groups: 839 boys and 41 girls…

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 sporting prowess which they have just achieved by winning the first…

Kinshasa, 11 March 2009 - MONUC hails the work of the Military Justice in the investigation of allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and terrorism, which led to the judgment of Kyungu Mutanga, alias Gédéon. Without prejudicing the results of the appeals by defense and the Government…