MONUSCO expresses deep concern about the escalation of violence in North Kivu
Kinshasa, 2 March 2013 – The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) expresses deep concern about the renewed fighting between rival groups in Rutshuru and Masisi territories, in…
A soccer tournament for peace consolidation in Kasai Oriental
Mbuji Mayi, 28 February 2012 - The United Nations Integrated Office in Kasai Oriental, with support from the Rotary Club of Mbuji Mayi, organized a soccer tournament on 23 February to raise awareness among the youths of this…
MONUSCO’s mandate explained to pupils and teachers in Kananga
Kananga, 16 February 2013 - The Public Information Section of the United Nations organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) on Wednesday, 13 February 2013, organized in Kananga a round…
MONUSCO sensitizes opinion leaders of Sud Kivu on its mandate and activities
Bukavu, 15 February 2013 – The Public Information Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organized a workshop for local opinion leaders to raise awareness…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Specialized units set up to combat sexual violence in Kasaï Oriental
Mbuji-Mayi, 19 February 2013 – A specialized judicial unit for combating sexual violence was inaugurated by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO), in Tshilenge district of Kasai Oriental province, 20 km…
- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Workshop to help reinforce the fight against sexual violence and impunity in Sud Kivu
Bukavu, 19 February 2013 – Twenty-five civilian and military magistrates took part in a training of trainers workshop organized last week in Bukavu, Sud Kivu Province, with the aim to reinforce the fight against sexual…
The population of Pinga, Nord Kivu, welcomes the work of MONUSCO
Goma, 26 February 2013 – A joint protection team, composed of seven staff members of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and two partners from the NGO Search for…
MONUSCO reconciles two communities clashing over land issues
Bunia, 26 February 2013 - In the territory of Mahagi and in four other territories in the district of Ituri, inter-community land dispute has become commonplace over the past years, leading to violence with property…
Plane crash in the city of Goma, MONUSCO comes to the rescue
Goma, 5 March 2013 – A Fokker 50 aircraft of the national airline company Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation (CAA) crashed Monday, 4 March, in the late afternoon, in a residential neighborhood of the city of Goma. MONUSCO…
UN helicopter accident in South Kivu
Kinshasa, 12 March 2013 – The UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) regrets to announce the death of the four crew members on board of one of its civilian helicopters that crashed on Saturday…
Ten M23 elements surrender to MONUSCO Police in Katale, Nord Kivu
Goma, 13 March 2013 – Ten armed elements of the M23 rebel group including eight Congolese police officers and two Rwandan soldiers surrendered on 18 February in Goma to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in…
Goma Forum to explain the Need for Youth to maintain Complementarity with MONUSCO
Goma, 12 March 2013 – The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) organised 28 February 2013 in Goma, an information-sharing forum with students on MONUSCO's role and…