People with special needs in Malakal receive ingredients for bread making
People with special needs in Malakal receive ingredients for bread making In an effort to assist people with special need in Malakal, the Humanitarian Development Consortium Organization (HDCO) handed over ingredients for bread making to caretakers in Malakal town and the PoC site. The project is…
The UN Security Council continue to closely monitor the recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The members of the Security Council continue to closely monitor the recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They have taken note of the appointment by President Joseph Kabila, on 7 April 2017, of a new Prime Minister, Mr. Bruno Tshibala, and of the responses of national…
MONUSCO supports the delivery of state examination materials in Kasai Central.
Due to insecurity along the roads in Kasai Central, due to presumed Kamuina Nsapu militia activity, MONUSCO support was requested to deliver state examination materials to enable the organization of the nationwide exam. On 29 April, MONUSCO airlifted more than 250 tonnes of examination materials…
Portrait of Richard LANKEU TCHATCHEBEU
Portrait of Richard LANKEU TCHATCHEBEU
MONUSCO statement following the signing of the Special Arrangements for the implementation of the 31 December Agreement on 27 April under the auspices of the Congolese Parliament
Kinshasa, 29 April 2017: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sidikou, takes note of the latest political developments in the DRC and urges all Congolese stakeholders to work towards the swift and full…
Principales tendances de violations des Droits de l’homme au cours du mois de mars 2017
Durant le mois de mars 2017, le BCNUDH a documenté 547 violations des droits de l’homme sur tout le territoire de la RDC, ce qui représente une hausse importante par rapport au mois de février 2017, au cours duquel 461 violations avaient été documentées. Parmi ces violations, au moins 76 sont des…
MONUSCO takes note of recent developments in the DRC and stresses the urgent need for strict implementation of the 31 December 2016 agreement
Kinshasa, 9 April 2017 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Congo (MONUSCO), Maman Sidikou, continues to follow recent developments in the country closely and has…
The United Nations Secretary-General's Remarks to the Security Council Thematic Debate on the Peacekeeping Operations Review
6 Apr 2017 - Remarks by H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, during the Security Council thematic debate entitled Peacekeeping Operations Review. New York, 6 April 2017 United Nations peacekeeping is an investment in global peace, security, and prosperity. Around the world…
MONUSCO deplores the ongoing hostilities and escalating violence in the Kasais
KINSHASA, 5 April 2017 – MONUSCO is alarmed by ongoing reports from the Kasai region of escalating violence that is continuing to result in serious human rights violations including an ever growing number of civilian casualties and the discovery of mass graves as well as ongoing recruitment by the…
DR Congo: Security Council extends peacekeeping mandate, but reduces troop strength
31 March 2017 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year but reduced the number of troops. In a resolution unanimously adopted, the 15-member body decided to keep the UN Organization Stabilization…
Security Council Press Statement on the death of two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of two UN experts from the Group of Experts who were monitoring the sanctions regime in the Kasaï Central region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and expressed concern over the unknown status of the four…
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT MINUSCA HEADQUARTERS HONOURS FALLEN PEACEKEEPERS
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) held a memorial ceremony today in honour of five peacekeepers who lost their lives as a result of an attack on their convoy on 8 May 2017 in the southeastern part of the country. The UN…