Equateur: MONUSCO trains some 50 journalists in Mbandaka
Mbandaka, 15 December 2010 – The Public Information Division of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) in the Equateur Province organized a training workshop for 50 media professionals to enhance their…
International Human Rights Day: Congolese Journalists Recognized for their Work
Kinshasa, 13 December 2010 - Several Congolese journalists were awarded prizes for best reporting on human rights issues and sexual violence in a ceremony organized on 10 December 2010 by the Canadian NGO, Journalists for…
South Kivu: Forty police trained in securing minerals trade centres
Bukavu, 14 December 2010 – The police unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) and the Provincial Division of Mines have jointly trained 40 Congolese National Police officers (PNC), drawn…
Equateur: UN Volunteer Day marked with food donation for orphaned children in Bamanya
Mbandaka, 5 December 2010 – As the world celebrated International Volunteer Day on 5 December, United Nations Volunteers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Equateur province visited and shared a meal with children from…
Roger Meece visits Congolese National Police Training Center “PNC” in Kapalata
Kisangani, 7 December 2010 – Roger Meece, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) today visited the Kapalata training center (8 km north of…
Kapalata: Women police officers show determination in reinforcing their capacity
Kapalata, 6 December 2010 – A number of young female recruits with the Congolese National Police (PNC) demonstrate eagerness to increase their operational capacity as they participate in training sessions in Kapalata…
A survey on consequences of artisanal exploitation of natural resources for Congolese women
Kinshasa, 25 November 2010 - On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Gender office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)…
Katanga: Roger Meece lays emphasis on the Stabilisation and Elections
Kinshasa, 21 November 2010 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Roger Meece, wound up a three-day working visit to Katanga province on Saturday 20 November. It was…
Equateur: IEC and MONUSCO sensitize women leaders on the electoral process
Mbandaka, 20 November 2010 - Women in the Equateur province have been urged to be actively involved in the forthcoming electoral process that kicks off in Mbandaka on 30 November. The process will start with a review of the…
MONUSCO holds innovative combined training, retreat for 104 Civil Affairs staff
Kinshasa, 19 November 2010 - The Civil Affairs Section in MONUSCO – the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – successfully piloted an exciting new training programme within the context of…
Equateur: Demonstrators demand continued MONUSCO presence in Gbadolite
Mbandaka, 17 November 2010 - Some 3,000 people demonstrated in the Northern town of Gbadolite on Wednesday November 17 calling on the UN Mission "not to abandon the population to its sad fate". The demonstration followed…