- Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV)
Zainab Hawa Bangura in sympathy with victims of sexual violence in the DR Congo
Goma, North Kivu: The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflic Ms Zainab Hawa Bangura has been to Heal Africa Hospital to visit cases of women of sexual violence in Goma on the 14th of…
The UN Secretary-General takes note of the conclusion of the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
The Secretary-General takes note of the conclusion of the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He commends Edem Kodjo, the African Union Facilitator for the dialogue, as well as participants to the…
- Human Rights
DRC: UN reports reveal clear use of excessive force, rife impunity for rights violations
KINSHASA/GENEVA (21 October 2016) – Congolese police, armed forces and the Republican Guard used excessive – including lethal – force during demonstrations in Kinshasa last month, when at least 53 people were killed over two…
David Bzhania in UNV VOICE
Learn about the work of the UN Volunteer David Bzhania in UNV VOICE.
- Human Rights
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de septembre 2016
Durant le mois de septembre 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 506 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse importante par rapport au mois d’août 2016 au cours duquel 393 violations…
UNMAS DRC - Goma armoury handover ceremony
UNMAS DRC - Goma armoury handover ceremony.
MONUSCO Force Commander believes security situation can be improved in Ituri
Bunia, 31 October 2016: The Mai-Mai Simba and the militia group known as “Force de Résistance Patriotique de l’Ituri” FRPI, must stop committing exactions against civilian population.” This is the gist of the message…
- Human Rights
DRC: UN rights experts urge end to ‘unjustified’ ban on protests
GENEVA (3 November 2016) - A group of United Nations human rights experts* has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lift an “unjustified” ban on protests in the capital, Kinshasa, amid social…
Goma : An explosive device kills 1 child and injures 32 peacekeepers of the Indian battalion serving in MONUSCO
Kinshasa 8 November 2016 - - An explosive device exploded this morning in Keyshero, a district situated west of the city of Goma in the North Kivu province, when the Indian peacekeepers were conducting their morning exercise…
MONUSCO facilitates peaceful cohabitation and social dialogue between the Babembe and Banyamulenge communities in the South-Kivu province
Uvira, 10 November 2016 - The two communities situated in the territory of Fizi were largely represented in the two-day workshop. About 100 people took part in the workshop: local traditional leaders, chiefs of sectors, civil…
- Human Rights
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois d'octobre 2016
Durant le mois d’octobre 2016, le BCNUDH a documenté 434 violations des droits de l’homme sur le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une baisse importante par rapport au mois de septembre 2016 au cours duquel 506…
Activities marking the commemoration of the World AIDS Day have started in Bunia
Prelude to the commemoration of the World AIDS Day on Thursday, 1 December, 2016, the HIV/AIDS Section of MONUSCO just organized a vast campaign of sensitization, voluntary and confidential counseling and testing at the…