Secretary-General António Guterres (2nd right) delivers his remarks at the high-level meeting on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
- Action Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)
UN Secretary-General's address to High-level Meeting on UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
New York, 18 September 2017 Over the years, I have been haunted by my many encounters with women and children scarred by sexual violence and further stigmatized sometimes by their own communities. But I have also been…
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the High-Level meeting on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. Photo: Richard Drew, AP
- Action Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)
World leaders pledge to eliminate sexual exploitation and abuse; UN chief outlines course of action
18 September 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today called on the world to stand in solidarity to condemn sexual exploitation and abuse as he detailed the key initiatives at the heart of his victim…
Following deadly clashes, MONUSCO provides support to Burundian refugees in Kamanyola. Photo MONUSCO/Alain Likota
Following deadly clashes, MONUSCO provides support to Burundian refugees in Kamanyola
KINSHASA, Sep. 19, 2017 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has been providing life-saving support to Burundian refugees following deadly clashes that…
Lauri Hukkanen (Finland), second from left, posing with colleagues in the Entebbe International Airport in Uganda (Lauri Hukkanen, 2014)
Green light from volunteer, we are ready for take-off
Serving as an international UN Volunteer in UN Peacekeeping Missions in Africa has been an overwhelmingly positive experience for me. I began my assignment with the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad…
Yohann Bouvier (France), UN Youth Volunteer Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with UNICEF (right), and Rory Collins (Ireland), UN Volunteer Software Developer for the UNV Support Office (writing on the board) teach English to residents as part of a voluntary initiative. (Warnet/UNV, 2067)
Stepping out of the compound—UN Volunteers are bridges to local communities in DRC
The UN Mission for the Stabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was established in 2010 by the Security Council to reflect a new phase reached in the country. With a strong military component, the…
MONUSCO provides English and Computer skills to FARDC
MONUSCO provides English and Computer skills to FARDC
MONUSCO North Kivu Brigade Commander General HARI B PILLAI and Colonel BAZIL KANUMA of the Operation Sokola 2, have inaugurated, on the 20 September 2017, the first 8 Weeks English and Computer program organized by North Kivu…
Meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the margins of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the margins of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York, 19 September 2017 Chairman’s summary 1. On 19 September 2017, the United Nations convened a meeting on the preparations for the elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the United Nations Headquarters in…
United Nations partners with Member States to train peacekeepers to prevent sexual exploitation & abuse
- Action Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA)
United Nations partners with Member States to train peacekeepers to prevent sexual exploitation & abuse
As part of its broader efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations works in partnership with troop and police contributing countries to raise awareness about the problem among personnel before their…
Kananga makes its commitment for Peace. Photo MONUSCO/Anne Herrmann
Kananga makes its commitment for Peace
Kananga – 23rd September 2017: Roughly 500 people gathered at the Independence square in Kananga to brainstorm and commit themselves to Peace, a theme chosen by MONUSCO to commemorate the International Day of Peace. A year…
MONUSCO is gravely concerned by the use of lethal weapons by Congolese defense and security forces in a crowd control operation in Bukavu
MONUSCO is gravely concerned by the use of lethal weapons by Congolese defense and security forces in a crowd control operation in Bukavu
KINSHASA, Sep. 25, 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sidikou, is gravely concerned by the use of lethal force by Congolese defense…
General Commis (MONUSCO) and General Kasereka (FARDC) refining the protection plan of the city of Uvira. Photo MONUSCO/Bilamekaso Tchagbele
MONUSCO deploys troops to protect civilian in Uvira
KINSHASA, Sep. 28, 2017 – In response to clashes between presumed armed groups and the Congolese national army (FARDC) in the area of Uvira (South Kivu province), the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the…
Older people looking through a window. Photo MONUSCO/Abel Kavanagh
- Human Rights
United Nations International Day of Older Persons : Younger generations must act now to stamp out human rights denials in old age – UN expert
GENEVA (29 September 2017) – The UN Independent Expert on older people’s rights, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, is marking the International day of Older Persons (1 October) by urging those in power today to provide decent futures for…