MONUC peacekeeper dies of cardiac insufficiency
MONUC peacekeeper dies of cardiac insufficiency MONUC peacekeeper of the Bangladeshi contingent passed away Thursday 1st April 2004 in Pretoria, South Africa, following cardiac insufficiency. The Warrant Officer Ahmed Farid…
Press statement by the Security Council on their full support of the Transition
The members of the Security Council heard this morning a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aware of the difficulties that need to be overcome…
MONUC pays tribute to two deceased peacekeepers
A last tribute was paid Wednesday, 31 March 2004, at MONUC headquarters to two of the Mission's peacekeepers: Uruguayan Corporal Anibal Dos Santos, killed in a road accident on 19 March 2004 at Uvira and a South African…
Death of MONUC military staff not far from Bukavu
A military staff of the South African contingent within the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo passed away Tuesday, 30 March 2004, after being fatally wounded in an isolated incident that occurred in…
MONUC firmly condemns attacks on military camps in Kinshasa
MONUC condemns, in the strongest terms, the Sunday 28 March attacks on the Tshatshi and Kokolo military camps, the Ndolo Air Force camp, the logistics base, the navy river sector and other districts in Kinshasa. Upon being…
Monuc Military Observer Dies North of Uvira
A soldier from the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo died Friday 19 March 2004 in a traffic accident some 70 kilometers north of Uvira. The accident occurred between Uvira and Kamanyola. According to…
Security Council takes steps to strengthen eight-month old arms embargo on eastern DRC
Unanimously Adopts Resolution 1533 (2004) Reiterating its concern at the abiding insecurity and the flow of illegal weapons throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo -– driven chiefly by armed groups and militia in…
MONUC investigates allegations on massacres in Katanga
MONUC dispatched a multidisciplinary team on February 19th and 20th to verify allegations of the massacres against civilian populations in Kabongo, North Katanga. The team, comprised of Human Rights, Political Affairs and…
MONUC investigates allegations on massacres in Katanga
MONUC dispatched a multidisciplinary team on February 19th and 20th to verify allegations of the massacres against civilian populations in Kabongo, North Katanga. The team, comprised of Human Rights, Political Affairs and…
MONUC arrests 13 militiamen in Kasenyi, Ituri
Based on a report indicating an imminent attack near Kasenyi market (some 50 kilometers east of Bunia, Ituri), MONUC dispatched a military patrol to the spot on Wednesday in order to verify the facts and prevent any…
National Consultations on DRC Truth and Reconciliation Commission
MONUC, the United Nations Human Rights Field Office (HRFOC), several International NGOs and local partners, with the support of the International Community, organize national consultations on the Truth and Reconciliation…
MONUC observerver killed in Katoto, Ituri
One military observer was killed Thursday 12 February near Katoto (22 km north-east of Bunia) during an attack launched by armed elements against a MONUC convoy. The MONUC team was ambushed while returning to Bunia on a…