MONUC's preliminary report rules out the possibility of genocide in Bukavu
The MONUC Human Rights team dispatched to Bukavu to investigate the allegations of human rights abuses in the region has come to the conclusion that there was no genocide in Bukavu as alleged by Laurent Nkunda, the dissident general of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC). Mr. Roberto Ricci, the head…
MONUC largely contributed to the withdrawal of the insurgent forces from Bukavu
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo was largely involved in the withdrawal of the insurgent forces from the town of Bukavu. MONUC military spokesman, commander Abou Thiam, declared during the UN Mission's weekly news conference on Wednesday. ' 'The withdrawal was secured…
Elections: Mr. Guéhenno underscores the need for a true political debate among the Congolese people
Elections are a major challenge for the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared the United Nations Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, in a press conference Wednesday in Kinshasa. Beyond the logistic organisation of the elections, an appropriate context should be…
MONUC celebrates Peacekeepers' Day on Saturday 29 May 2004
The second International Peacekeepers' Day will be marked this 29 May. On that day, MONUC plans to organise several events in the area of its deployments and a message of the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan will be published. The announcement was made Wednesday by MONUC spokesman, Hamadoun Touré…
Jean-Marie Guéhenno's visit to four Great Lakes countries
The UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno is due to pay a weeklong visit to four Great Lakes countries as of Thursday 20 May 2004, MONUC Spokesman, Hamadoun Touré announced on Tuesday. Besides the DRC, Mr. Guéhenno is to visit Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa, he…
MONUC hails Washington meeting between DRC, Rwanda and Ugandan Foreign Affairs Ministers
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, William Lacy Swing, welcomes the meeting between the DRC, Rwanda and Ugandan Foreign Affairs Ministers, scheduled for Thursday 13 May in Washington, USA. The announcement was made Wednesday by…
United Nations Security Council reviewed the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo last Tues
The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors in New York on Tuesday to review the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo following recent events in Eastern DRC and reports, which were confirmed by MONUC on 21 April, regarding the presence of Rwandan troops on Congolese soil…
Uruguayan President visits his country's peacekeepers in DRC
Uruguayan president, Jorge Battle, has arrived in Kisangani today to visit the Uruguayan peacekeepers, observers and military officers deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, announced Wednesday, Ms. Patricia Tome, the Head of MONUC Public Information, during a press conference. Mr. Jorge…
Humanitarian condition of the Congolese expulsed from Angola gives cause for concern
Thousands of Congolese from the Democratic Republic of the Congo working illegally in Angolan mining zones were subjected to mass expulsions during which gross human rights abuses were committed, announced a senior civil servant of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Kinshasa…
Kivu Brigade is gradually deploying
The deployment of the Kivu Brigade is proceeding, declared the MONUC military Spokesman, Commander Abou Thiam, during the weekly press briefing on Wednesday. « The Brigade's headquarters in Bukavu is already in place. The airborne deployment is proceeding. Some of the Uruguayan peacekeepers have…
MONUC hails the setting up of a board of enquiry to probe into last Sunday's events in Kinshasa
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo welcomes the putting in place of a board of enquiry tasked to bring out the truth about the events of the 28th in Kinshasa, declared MONUC spokesman, Hamadoun Toure, during the UN mission's weekly news conference. The Spokesman…
MONUC's Chief hails Government Agreement on Provincial Administration
The head of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, William Lacy Swing, described as ''a step forward'', the agreement reached by the Congolese Transitional Government Tuesday, on the putting in place of the Provincial Administration, reported MONUC Spokesman, Hamadoun…