Nord Kivu: Tension Receding Between Hutus, Tutsis and Nandes at Lubero
Goma, 19 April 2011 - MONUSCO has facilitated 5 provincial parliamentarians' mission to the territory of Sud-Lubero, situated about 150 kms north-west of the city of Goma, to defuse nascent tension there between the Hutus…
SOUTH-KIVU: MONUSCO Backs Civil Society's Efforts for Successful Updating of Voters’ Registration
Bukavu, 16 April 2011 - A civil society delegation, with the support of MONUSCO Civil Affairs Section, travelled to Kavumu, in Kabambare Territory, about 35 kms from Bukavu on Saturday 16 April 2011 to assess progress made in…
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MONUSCO Raises Awareness on Sexual Violence in Equateur
Gbadolite, 9 April, 2011 – The rise in sexual violence, especially against women has become worrisome in the District of Nord-Oubangui in the Equateur province. To help alleviate this situation, the United Nations…
MONUSCO Informs Student Body of Gbadolite University on its Mandate
Gbadolite, 11 April 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) in Equateur province, through its Public Information Office, organized a meeting with about 200 students of…
MONUSCO Reinforces the Capacity of Jurists and Paralegals in Ituri District
Bunia, 31 March 2011 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), organized a capacity-building workshop for…
Kinshasa: Symposium for a Dynamic and Peaceful Electoral Process in the DRC
Kinshasa, 8 April 2011 – It is important to note that successful elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would undoubtedly reinforce democratic institutions and practices while promoting economic growth. Anything…
A Ceremony to Pay Tribute to the 32 Victims of the 4 April 2011 UN Plane Crash
Kinshasa, 9 April, 2011 - A ceremony was held in the Congolese capital on Saturday, 9 April, to pay tribute to the victims of the UN plane crash in Kinshasa on 4 April 2011. The ceremony was attended by staff of the United…
FARDC Officers in Sud Kivu Trained in International Humanitarian Law
Bukavu, 4 April 2011 - The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) launched a sensitization campaign early this month to train elements of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) on…
MONUSCO Supports Landmark Meeting in a Bid to Improve Living Conditions for Congolese
Kinshasa, 7 April 2011 - The Civil Affairs Section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) supported a landmark meeting about civil society engagement in Kinshasa on 30 and…
Slow Start for the Electoral Registry Operations in South Kivu
Bukavu, 6 April 2011 – The registration of prospective voters, which kicked off in South Kivu on 2 April 2011, is progressing at a very slow pace, observers say. After five days into the process, more than 50 per cent of the…
Peacekeepers Promote Culture of Peace through Sports in Ituri
Bunia, 28 March 2011 – The Bangladeshi contingent in the district of Ituri, Province Orientale, organized a football tournament in Bogoro, a locality about 25 km south of Bunia, near Lake Albert, along the border with Uganda…