MONUC's Ituri Brigade conducts joint operation with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Monuc's Ituri Brigade conducts joint operation with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, 26 April 2005: During the night of 22 April, Armed…
MONUC: Over 10,000 militiamen registered in transit sites for disarmament and community-based
reintegration in Ituri Kinshasa, DR Congo, 13 April 2005: To date, exactly 10,022 (ten thousand and twenty-two) militiamen have been disarmed and have entered into the transit sites protected by MONUC, in the context of the…
Security Council welcomes commitment by FDLR to renounce use of force against Rwanda
Security Council 5162nd Meeting (PM) SC/8358 In Presidential Statement, Council Also Calls on FDLR 'To Turn Their Positive Works into Action' by Handing over All Arms to UN Mission The Security Council this morning welcomed…
Zero-Tolerance Policy Regarding Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: MONUC more vigilant than ever
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /16 / 2005 Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 11 April 2005: MONUC was informed, this past weekend, of an incident in which the police in Kinshasa arrested two international civilian…
MONUC encourages the Congolese authorities to continue their actions against impunity in Ituri
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /15 / 2005 Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 11 April 2005: MONUC congratulates the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the arrest in Bunia, Ituri District…
Lieutenant-General Babacar Gaye (Senegal) takes office as new Force Commander of MONUC
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /14 / 2005 Kinshasa, R.D. Congo, 4 April 2005: The new Force Commander of MONUC, Lieutenant-General Babacar Gaye of Senegal, took office in Kinshasa on 4 April 2005. He will…
MONUC's chief hails FDLR decision to disarm
* Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /11 / 2005 MONUC expresses readiness to facilitate their return to Rwanda. Kinshasa, DRC, 31 March 2005: Civilian and military leaders of Rwandan armed groups in the DRC territory (FDLR)…
MONUC expresses satisfaction at the unanimous adoption of Security Council Resolution 1592
*Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /12 / 2005 Kinshasa, DRC, 1st April 2005: MONUC underlines that the Security Council has unanimously adopted Resolution 1592 dated 30 March 2005. MONUC interprets the unanimous resolution…
MONUC stresses that the Ituri Disarmament Process, due to end on 1st April, will not be extended
Press Release * Original in French MONUC / PIO / PR /10 /2005 Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, 31 March 2005: MONUC stresses that, contrary to wrong interpretations published this morning by some newspapers in Kinshasa, it will not…
MONUC is satisfied with the increasing number of surrender of militiamen in Ituri
During the past week, the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) has noted that a growing and significant number of militiamen in the Ituri district, in the country?s north-east, presented themselves…
MONUC continues its 'Cordon and Search' operations in Ituri
As previously announced, MONUC's Ituri Brigade continues ' at a sustained tempo ' its 'Cordon and Search' operations aimed at neutralizing militiamen, reducing their capacity for nuisance, forcing them into flight or retreat…
Briefing Note on the Cordon and Search operation in Penyi
This Friday 11 March 2005, at about 4 o'clock local time (GMT + 2), MONUC Ituri Brigade launched a Cordon and Search operation in Penyi, situated approximately 30 kilometres east of Bunia. The operation was jointly conducted…