International Day of Peace: MONUSCO Beni organized a drawing contest
To commemorate the International Day of Peace, MONUSCO/Beni Public Information in collaboration with Civil Affairs organized on Monday 21 September 2015, a drawing competition around the theme of peace. 3 schools took part in…
MONUSCO helps set up a Conflict Resolution Commission in Mukebo
Kalemie, 24 September 2015 - MONUSCO helped set up a Conflict Resolution Commission in Mukebo, district located 160 Km from North east of Manono in Tanganyika province. The Commission is made up of 14 members drawn from two…
Beni: Clashes between FARDC and ADF in Mayangose
On Wednesday 24 September, clashes were reported between FARDC and ADF in Mayangose, an agglomeration located in the Virunga park, roughly 20 Kilometers away from North-East of the city of Beni. According to the interim…
Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Raymond Tshibanda, Minister of Foreign Affairs of th
Tuesday 29 September 2015- The Secretary-General met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), H.E. Mr. Raymond Tshibanda N’tungamulongo.The Secretary-General encouraged the…
International Day of Non-Violence
Martin Kobler, chief of MONUSCO, advocates non-violence for lasting peace in DRC Kinshasa, 2 October 2015 – “The road to non-violence is often the most difficult to follow, but it is the safest one to guarantee stability and…
Refresher Session for 300 Congolese police officers in Kisangani on ensuring security during the ele
This first refresher session for 300 Congolese Police officers is part of the scheme for secured electoral process; it started Tuesday 29 September 2015 in Kisangani, the administrative town of the Tshopo province. Supported…
Restoration of State authority: MONUSCO reinforces the capacity of judicial police officers in Masis
Uvira, 30 September 2015 – As part of the process of restoring State authority, the Justice and Corrections Administration Support section of MONUSCO-Uvira held a capacity-building session for 11 Judicial police officers of…
- Podcasts and Audio
Goma autrefois assiégée et meurtrie, mais libérée et en plein développement aujourd’hui.
Le fil conducteur du récit proposé par Martin Kobler, Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général des Nations Unies en RDC est d’établir une comparaison sur deux ans, entre l’état de la ville de Goma en septembre 2013 et la…
- Human Rights
Presentation of Report and Study on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the
FLAVIA PANSIERI, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing a report and a study on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo remained torn by conflicts on many levels…
Workshop on the capitalization of the civil society’s impact in Dungu
At the initiative of the civil society in Dungu and with the technical and logistic support of MONUSCO Civil Affairs Section, a workshop on the capitalization of the civil society’s impact in Dungu as part of the…
Decentralization process: MONUSCO holds a 3-day seminar in Uvira for local authorities and non-State
Uvira, 30 September 2015 – Local authorities in Uvira attended a capacity-building seminar on decentralization and local governance held by the Civil Affairs section of MONUSCO from 24 to 26 September. Besides administrative…
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAMAN SAMBO SIDIKOU OF NIGER SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DRC
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Maman S. Sidikou of Niger as his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization…