04 Jul 2016 - Addis Ababa, 4 July 2016: The African Union (AU) today held the inaugural meeting of the Support Group to the AU-led Facilitation of the Congolese National Dialogue.
02 Jul 2016 - Kinshasa, 2nd July 2016 - Following the demise of Reverend Father Apollinaire Malumalu in the night of Thursday 30th June 2016 in Dallas, USA, MONUSCO pays a glowing tribute to the man credited with organizing the first democratic elections in 2006.
This immense accomplishment will forever remain engraved in the annals of the DRC’s political history.
01 Jul 2016 - Kinshasa, 30 June 2016 - On the occasion of the commemoration of 56th anniversary of the Independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 June 2016, MONUSCO extends its warm congratulations to the Government and people of the DRC and wishes them a happy celebration.
“Fifty-six years in the life of any nation constitute a significant milestone in which to assess the progress made over the past years and the challenges that remain to be addressed”.
28 Jun 2016 - Kinshasa, 26 June 2016 – On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, this 26 June 2016, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Human Rights Commission and Human Rights NGOs, organized in Kinshasa and across the country, a number of activities: training, sensitization, advocacy and dissemination in favor of different target groups.
27 May 2016 - Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), travelled to Kanyabayonga and Nyamilima on 25 May 2016, in eastern DRC.
22 May 2016 - Kinshasa, 21st May 2016 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Maman Sidikou, is deeply concerned about the increasing political tensions in the DRC.
25 Apr 2016 - The United Nations share the Congolese people’s pain following the demise of its famous musician and artist, globally known as Papa Wemba
Kinshasa - 25 April 2016 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC Maman Sambo Sidikou is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Papa Wemba.
23 Apr 2016 - Kinshasa April 23, 2016 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sidikou, has expressed serious concern about rising political tensions in some parts of the DRC.
01 Apr 2016 - Kinshasa, April 1st, 2016 - The United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today announced that it has received allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by members of the Tanzanian contingent of the Mission’s Force Intervention Brigade in Mavivi village, near Beni in the Eastern DRC.
21 Mar 2016 - Kinshasa 21 March - On 17 March 2016, a human rights defender, coordinator of the NGO Organisation populaire pour la paix (OPP), was reportedly killed by armed men in Kavumu, Kabaré territory, South Kivu province. He was at home with his wife and children when the alleged perpetrators irrupted in the house and shot three times at the victim’s chest.
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United Nations Peacekeeping
04 Jul 2016 - Addis Ababa, 4 July 2016: The African Union (AU) today held the inaugural meeting of the Support Group to the AU-led Facilitation of the Congolese National Dialogue.
02 Jul 2016 - Kinshasa, 2nd July 2016 - Following the demise of Reverend Father Apollinaire Malumalu in the night of Thursday 30th June 2016 in Dallas, USA, MONUSCO pays a glowing tribute to the man credited with organizing the first democratic elections in 2006. This immense accomplishment will forever remain engraved in the annals of the DRC’s political history.
01 Jul 2016 - Kinshasa, 30 June 2016 - On the occasion of the commemoration of 56th anniversary of the Independence of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on 30 June 2016, MONUSCO extends its warm congratulations to the Government and people of the DRC and wishes them a happy celebration. “Fifty-six years in the life of any nation constitute a significant milestone in which to assess the progress made over the past years and the challenges that remain to be addressed”.
28 Jun 2016 - Kinshasa, 26 June 2016 – On the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, this 26 June 2016, the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, the National Human Rights Commission and Human Rights NGOs, organized in Kinshasa and across the country, a number of activities: training, sensitization, advocacy and dissemination in favor of different target groups.
27 May 2016 - Goma, eastern DRC, 26 May 2016 - The representatives of the Guarantors of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework comprising of the United Nations (UN), the African Union (AU), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), travelled to Kanyabayonga and Nyamilima on 25 May 2016, in eastern DRC.
22 May 2016 - Kinshasa, 21st May 2016 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Chief of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Maman Sidikou, is deeply concerned about the increasing political tensions in the DRC.
25 Apr 2016 - The United Nations share the Congolese people’s pain following the demise of its famous musician and artist, globally known as Papa Wemba Kinshasa - 25 April 2016 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the DRC Maman Sambo Sidikou is deeply saddened by the news of the death of Papa Wemba.
23 Apr 2016 - Kinshasa April 23, 2016 - The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sidikou, has expressed serious concern about rising political tensions in some parts of the DRC.
01 Apr 2016 - Kinshasa, April 1st, 2016 - The United Nations Organization Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) today announced that it has received allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by members of the Tanzanian contingent of the Mission’s Force Intervention Brigade in Mavivi village, near Beni in the Eastern DRC.