UN envoy disappointed by suspension of Radio Okapi amid situation in eastern DR Congo
3 December 2012 – The head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today expressed disappointment at a recent decision taken by national authorities to suspend the transmissions of…
DR Congo: UN welcomes withdrawal of M23 armed group from Goma, calls for stability to be maintained
1 December 2012 – The United Nations has welcomed the withdrawal of the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group from Goma, a provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while also calling for…
DR Congo: UN agency concerned with security, peacekeepers report volatility
4 December 2012 – Amid reports of volatility in the area, the United Nations refugee agency today said it is concerned about the security of displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after an…
The United Nations build the capacity of civil society in Equateur
Mbandaka, 26 November 2012 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), through its Civil Affairs section…
Campaign to administer Vitamin A supplements and to disinfest children in Kananga
Kananga, 3 December 2012 – A three-day awareness campaign to take vitamin A supplements and to disinfest children was launched on 27 November in Kananga, Kasaï Occidental, by the provincial Minister of Health in partnership…
Ten-day workshop in Mbandaka to deepen public understanding of MONUSCO’s mandate
Mbandaka, 30 November 2012 - The Centre de Formation international en Droits humains et Développement (International Human Rights and Development Training Center) launched a training workshop in Mbandaka, the provincial…
MONUSCO’s mediation efforts in Equateur province
Mbandaka, 30 November 2012 – After a month-long dispute between the Governor of Equateur province, Jean-Claude Baende, and the Provincial Assembly Speaker, Jean-Gontran Ibambe, the two local authorities are back to a cordial…
Situation in DR Congo’s Kivu provinces remains fragile, UN reports
5 December 2012 – The security and humanitarian situation in the Kivu provinces in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains fragile, a United Nations spokesperson said today, adding that the world body is…
Interview: General Babacar Gaye on Radio Okapi
Goma, 3 December 2012 – While visiting Goma in Nord Kivu province, from 1 to 2 December 2012, General Babacar Gaye, Head of the Military Department of Peacekeeping Operations and Chief Military Advisor to the United Nations…
Some of MONUSCO’s actions in Sud Kivu during the rebel takeover of Goma
Bukavu, 28 November 2012 – The deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the M23 rebels' occupation of Goma in Nord-Kivu and their advance towards Sud-Kivu…
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UN official stresses civilian protection on visit to areas affected by DR Congo violence
9 December 2012 – While relief workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have scaled up assistance to those affected by the recent violence in Goma, the protection of civilians remains a major concern, said a…
Over 600 schools looted or damaged by DR Congo violence this year – UNICEF
10 December 2012 – Some 250 schools have been occupied or looted during the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of schools affected by conflict this year to 600, the…