Mass rape in the DRC : UN calls for end to impunity
New York, 31 August 2010 - Rape wild mass of civilians by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC ) show once more the necessity of ending the impunity for the perpetrators of these crimes , insisted…
IPI Honours Radio Okapi with 2010 ‘Free Media Pioneer’ Award
Vienna, 7 September 2010 - The International Press Institute (IPI) today honoured Radio Okapi, based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the 2010 'Free Media Pioneer' award. Radio Okapi began broadcasting on 25…
Solemn Tribute to three Peacekeepers Fallen in Kirumba
Kinshasa, 3 September 2010 – A moving ceremony was held in the headquarters of the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) to salute the three fallen Indian Peacekeepers in Kirumba, North Kivu on 18 August. The Special…
North Kivu: Indian Blue Helmets rescuing IMC employees
Goma, 04 September 2010 - Armed men attacked an aircraft with 4 members of the International Medical Corps (IMC), all American nationals at about 10 a.m. on September, 1. The aicraft had just touched ground on the Kilambo…
Roger Meece concludes his visit to eastern DRC with fruitful exchanges in Bukavu
Bukavu, 14 August 2010 - The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Roger Meece, arrived in the town of Bukavu, the provincial capital of South Kivu…
MONUSCO sets up network for dialogue with civil society organizations in Kinshasa
Kinshasa, 12 August 2010 - The Public Information Division of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) concluded, on 7 August 2010, its awareness campaign designed to…
Special Representative Roger Meece in North Kivu for firsthand look at local realities
Goma, 13 August 2010 - Ending his nearly 72-hour visit to North Kivu, the new Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Roger Meece, left the provincial capital…
MONUSCO supports a training for 150 DRC Judiciary Police officers in Bandundu province
Bandundu, 13 August 2010 - Within the framework of capacity-building for DRC's judiciary institution, Government Departments for Home Affairs, Justice, and Human Rights, backed by MONUSCO/Rule of Law section, held a series of…
Roger A. Meece acquaints himself with the security situation in eastern DRC
Dungu, 13 August 2010 - As part of his familiarization tour, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) in the Democratic Republic of Congo and head of MONUSCO, Roger A. Meece, on 10 August 2010…
North Kivu Brigade Bleu Helmets Honour Martyred Peacekeeper
Goma, 11 August 2010 - The Blue Helmets of MONUSCO's North Kivu Brigade successfully accomplished yet another Quick Impact Project (QIP), that is, the construction of a basket court at Kanyabayonga in Lubero territory, at the…
Guatemalan Blue Helmets and UN Agencies rehabilitate a primary school in Bunia
Bunia, 10 August 2010 - Peacekeepers from the Guatemalan Special Forces (GUASFOR) of MONUSCO are financing with United Nations agencies support, the construction of a wall fence around Ndromo primary school in the town of…
Leila Zerrougui on working visit to Goma and Kisangani
Goma, 7 August 2010 - The United Nations Secretary-General's Deputy Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Leila Zerrougui concluded on Friday, 6 August 2010, her 72-hour stay in the eastern North…