Ex-Combatants Stuck in Transit Camp since December 2010
Bukavu, 10 June 2011 – A dozen Burundian ex-combatants together with 30 dependents have been experiencing an unusually long wait, beyond the legal requirements, in a transit camp pending their repatriation on the banks of…
Rival Members of Youth Parliament in Equateur Province Reconciled
Mbandaka, 2 June 2011 – Under the mediation of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), young parliamentarians of Equateur province have been reconciled, and vowed to remain united. Following…
Indonesian and Guatemalan Peacekeepers Decorated with the UN Medal
Dungu, 2 June 2011 – Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, the Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), was in Dungu on 2 June to lead a medal…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Congolese Military Trained to Combat Sexual Violence in Province Orientale
Kisangani, 2 June 2011 – Frequent cases of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in eastern provinces, are a subject of concern for the authorities of this country, and also for a number of actors…
Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash on Visit to Kisangani
Kisangani, 25 May 2011 – The Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Lieutenant-General Chander Prakash, travelled to Kisangani from Bunia on 25…
In Nindja, Sud-Kivu Province, Security Situation Said to Be Worrisome
Bukavu, 4 June 2011 – A joint team comprising several sections of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) recently made a security and sociopolitical assessment visit to Nindja…
Rehabilitated Dungu-Faradje Road to Deliver Multiple Benefits to Local Populations
Dungu, 2 June 2011 – A 147-kilometer road between the northern towns of Dungu and Faradje in Province Orientale, was inaugurated on 2 June 2011, after 13 months of intense rehabilitation work by Indonesian military engineers…
CIDA Assists Congolese Justice
Bukavu, 31 May 2011 – With human rights violations being one of the main challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), in collaboration with the United Nations Joint…
MONUSCO Puts Pressure on Armed Groups in Eastern DRC
Bukavu, 30 May 2011 – In a quest to improve security in territories with deteriorating human rights violations, the Sud Kivu-based brigade of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
UN Military Observer Honoured
Kinshasa, 29 May 2011 - In a simple, but emotionally-charged ceremony on 29 May, the Russian Embassy in Kinshasa, unveiled a plaque in remembrance and honor of Major Vacheslev Budarin, died in service while serving as a…
Ray of Hope as Peace Returns to Munzaya and Enyele
Dongo, 25 May 2011 - In the villages of Munzaya and Enyele, with a population totaling 4,000 people, you hear young men marching and singing. A year ago that sound would have been different. Singing would have been followed…
Interview with MONUSCO’s Chief of DDRRR
Goma, 30 May 2011 - The Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration, and Resettlement (DDR/RR) Section of MONUSCO is responsible for repatriating all foreign combatants in the DRC and assisting the government in…