A Peace Rally in Kinshasa
A Peace Rally was organized this Sunday 21 September in Kinshasa by MONUSCO with the help of the DRC Civil Society Consultation Framework to mark the International Peace Day. Three groups from different sites heading for the…
Peace One Day Celebration in Goma
Goma International airport was jammed to capacity with over 30.000 spectators in a mega concert organized by the Peace One Day foundation in commemoration of the International Peace Day on the 21of September 2014. The concert…
Congolese citizens make their voices heard
''My World, The World We Want to see'' is the title of the global survey launched by the United Nations on the occasion of the preparation of the next global development agenda. The objective is to find out what is most…
In Ituri, MONUSCO and District Authorities Suspend Island of Stability Program in Walendu-Bindi
Geti, 24 September 2014 - In Ituri, Oriental Province, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and the District’s Commissioner have temporarily suspended the Island of Stability…
664 community police officers trained and deployed in Bukavu town
Bukavu, 29 September 2014 – The Congolese National Police (PNC) in South Kivu, in partnership with the United Nations Police (UNPOL) component of MONUSCO, presented certificates to 183 police officers as they completed their…
Female Peacekeepers receive training on gender and effectiveness in military organizations
The newly created Military Gender Field Advisory section of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) began on 1 st October 2014 in Goma, North Kivu, a series of…
Fight against Ebola Virus:
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, commends Government and international actors’ efforts controlling the Ebola virus in the DRC Kinshasa, 9 October 2014 – After a visit to Lokolia and Boende in Equateur province, Martin Kobler…
Report of the UNJHRO on Human Rights Violations Committed by the M23 in North Kivu Province
This report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (M23) details the human rights violations committed by the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) in North Kivu province, in…
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, condemns the killing of 9 people in Oicha, Eastern DRC
Kinshasa, 10 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, strongly condemns the killing of nine civilians by suspected members of the Ugandan rebel group, ADF, at Oicha, 30 km north of Beni, in eastern DRC. “I am deeply…
Fight against the LRA:
Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, announces enhanced cooperation between the United States of America and MONUSCO in fighting the LRA in Dungu Kinshasa, 12 October 2014 – Martin Kobler, Head of MONUSCO, during a visit in Dungu…
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Report of the UNJHRO on Human Rights Violations Committed by the M23 in North Kivu Province
This report of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (M23) details the human rights violations committed by the Mouvement du 23 mars (M23) in North Kivu province, in…
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Report of the UNJHRO on Human Rights violations committed by agents of the Congolese National Police
The present report by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) focuses on serious violations of human rights, namely summary and extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances, committed against civilians…