08 Nov 2016 - 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.
The blast left one child dead and several people wounded: 1 civilian and 32 peacekeepers, 5 of whom were admitted to MONUSCO’s hospital with serious injuries.
22 Sep 2016 - The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concerns about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces that took place in Kinshasa and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 19 and 20 September. They strongly condemned the violence, which has already led to the death of at least 32 people, including four police officers in the capital.
20 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa, 20 September 2016 - A joint assessment mission team composed of the DRC Minister of Defence and other GoDRC representatives, MONUSCO Force Commander and civilian members from 20-22 September will visit several locations in North Kivu, Orientale, Ituri and Haut-Uele provinces with a view to eventually identifying a suitable transit centre for the SPLM/A IO elements extracted from the Garamba National Park, whilst intensive efforts are ongoing to determine a sustainab
19 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa 19th September 2016 – MONUSCO expresses its deep concern about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces in Kinshasa and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and regrets the loss of life which has occurred.
17 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa, 17 September 2016 - Sixteen civil society activists of the Union of Congolese Youth for Change were arrested on 15 and 16 September in Kinshasa while holding an activity on electoral civic education. The arrests were conducted by ANR and PNC officers.
MONUSCO recalls that the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly are fundamental rights enshrined in the Congolese constitution.
11 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa September 10, 2016 - Between 24 August and 1 September MONUSCO extracted some 291 individuals from the Garamba National Park on humanitarian grounds. Many of these individuals were wounded, acutely malnourished or in another life-threatening condition
03 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa 3 September 2016 – On 31 August 2016, a man having introduced himself as FDLR combatant surrendered to MONUSCO DDR/RR staff in Sange (South-Kivu), to apply for his repatriation to Rwanda. After additional verification, MONUSCO suspects this person could be “Major Rafiki Castro Yacinthe” as allegedly being involved in gross human rights abuses against civilians, including the Kamananga slaughters in the South-Kivu province on 14 May 2012.
15 Aug 2016 - Kinshasa -14 August 2016. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sambo Sidikou, offers his condolences to the Congolese people in general and to the population of Beni in particular, following the attack on the civilian population during the night of 13 to 14 August 2016, in the village of Rwangoma in the Beni area, allegedly committed by the ADF.
02 Aug 2016 - Gbadolite, 31st July 2016 – On the occasion of the launch of the pilot operation on the revision of the voters’ register in the North Ubangi province, the United Nations recalls their support to the Congolese Government for a smooth implementation of the electoral process under the UNSC Resolution 2277.
16 Jul 2016 - The members of the Security Council stressed the crucial importance of a peaceful and credible electoral cycle, in accordance with the Constitution, for stability, development, and consolidation of constitutional democracy in the DRC.
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08 Nov 2016 - 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. The blast left one child dead and several people wounded: 1 civilian and 32 peacekeepers, 5 of whom were admitted to MONUSCO’s hospital with serious injuries.
22 Sep 2016 - The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concerns about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces that took place in Kinshasa and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 19 and 20 September. They strongly condemned the violence, which has already led to the death of at least 32 people, including four police officers in the capital.
20 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa, 20 September 2016 - A joint assessment mission team composed of the DRC Minister of Defence and other GoDRC representatives, MONUSCO Force Commander and civilian members from 20-22 September will visit several locations in North Kivu, Orientale, Ituri and Haut-Uele provinces with a view to eventually identifying a suitable transit centre for the SPLM/A IO elements extracted from the Garamba National Park, whilst intensive efforts are ongoing to determine a sustainab
19 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa 19th September 2016 – MONUSCO expresses its deep concern about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces in Kinshasa and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and regrets the loss of life which has occurred.
17 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa, 17 September 2016 - Sixteen civil society activists of the Union of Congolese Youth for Change were arrested on 15 and 16 September in Kinshasa while holding an activity on electoral civic education. The arrests were conducted by ANR and PNC officers. MONUSCO recalls that the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly are fundamental rights enshrined in the Congolese constitution.
11 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa September 10, 2016 - Between 24 August and 1 September MONUSCO extracted some 291 individuals from the Garamba National Park on humanitarian grounds. Many of these individuals were wounded, acutely malnourished or in another life-threatening condition
03 Sep 2016 - Kinshasa 3 September 2016 – On 31 August 2016, a man having introduced himself as FDLR combatant surrendered to MONUSCO DDR/RR staff in Sange (South-Kivu), to apply for his repatriation to Rwanda. After additional verification, MONUSCO suspects this person could be “Major Rafiki Castro Yacinthe” as allegedly being involved in gross human rights abuses against civilians, including the Kamananga slaughters in the South-Kivu province on 14 May 2012.
15 Aug 2016 - Kinshasa -14 August 2016. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in DRC and Head of MONUSCO, Maman Sambo Sidikou, offers his condolences to the Congolese people in general and to the population of Beni in particular, following the attack on the civilian population during the night of 13 to 14 August 2016, in the village of Rwangoma in the Beni area, allegedly committed by the ADF.
02 Aug 2016 - Gbadolite, 31st July 2016 – On the occasion of the launch of the pilot operation on the revision of the voters’ register in the North Ubangi province, the United Nations recalls their support to the Congolese Government for a smooth implementation of the electoral process under the UNSC Resolution 2277.
16 Jul 2016 - The members of the Security Council stressed the crucial importance of a peaceful and credible electoral cycle, in accordance with the Constitution, for stability, development, and consolidation of constitutional democracy in the DRC.