Press Releases 2017

  • MONUSCO calls for the respect of the freedom to demonstrate in a peaceful and restrained manner

    MONUSCO calls for the respect of the freedom to demonstrate in a peaceful and restrained manner

    MONUSCO calls for the respect of the freedom to demonstrate in a peaceful and restrained manner
    14 Nov 2017 - Kinshasa, 14 November 2017 – At a time when several political and civil society organizations are calling for demonstrations across the entire Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting on 15 November, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic...
  • Joint Communique - The African Union and the United Nations welcome the publication of the electoral calendar in the DRC and urge for consensus on the electoral process
    Joint Communique - The African Union and the United Nations welcome the publication of the electoral calendar in the DRC and urge for consensus on the electoral process
    09 Nov 2017 - Addis Ababa, 9th November, 2017: The African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Said Djinnit, and the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of...
  • MONUSCO calls for the immediate release of opposition activists arrested yesterday in Lubumbashi

    Maman Sidikou, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of MONUSCO

    MONUSCO calls for the immediate release of opposition activists arrested yesterday in Lubumbashi
    23 Oct 2017 -  KINSHASA – 23 October 2017 - The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) condemns the arrest of many members of the Rassemblement des forces politiques et sociales de la République démocratique du Congo acquises au...
  • MONUSCO repels deadly attack by suspected ADF in Mamundioma; reinforcements deployed to secure the location

    MONUSCO repels deadly attack by suspected ADF in Mamundioma; reinforcements deployed to secure the location. Photo MONUSCO/Force

    MONUSCO repels deadly attack by suspected ADF in Mamundioma; reinforcements deployed to secure the location
    09 Oct 2017 - KINSHASA, October 9, 2017 – In the early hours of Monday morning, MONUSCO repelled an attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on a MONUSCO position in Mamundioma, North Kivu province, during which the Mission sustained casualties. Initial reports suggest two...
  • MONUSCO deploys troops to protect civilian in Uvira

    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
    28 Sep 2017 - 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) yesterday...
  • 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

    MONUSCO is gravely concerned by the use of lethal weapons by Congolese defense and security forces in a crowd control operation in Bukavu
    25 Sep 2017 - 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 and security forces in response to public protests in...
  • One peacekeeper killed in Beni territory
    One peacekeeper killed in Beni territory
    19 Sep 2017 - Kinshasa, September 18, 2017 – A peacekeeper from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) was killed yesterday in Beni territory in the North Kivu province. MONUSCO troops reacted to an attack by presumed Allied...
  • MONUSCO chief condemns deadly clashes involving Burundian asylum-seekers in South-Kivu

    MONUSCO chief condemns deadly clashes involving Burundian asylum-seekers in South-Kivu. Photo MONUSCO

    MONUSCO chief condemns deadly clashes involving Burundian asylum-seekers in South-Kivu
    16 Sep 2017 - KINSHASA, Sep. 16, 2017 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maman Sidikou, today condemned violence perpetrated in Kamanyola (South Kivu province) that have resulted in the killing of dozens of people and expressed his...
  • Monusco strongly condemns the intrusion of FARDC troops into its Kananga base
    29 Aug 2017 - Kinshasa, 29 August 2017- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maman Sidikou strongly condemns the violation of the premises of the United Nations in Kananga, in Kasai central province on 28 August 2017 by soldiers of the...
  • The DRC Armed Group Leader Sheka handed over by MONUSCO to the Congolese Authorities

    Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, leader of the armed group Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) upon his surrender to MONUSCO on July 26, 2017. Photo MONUSCO/Force

    The DRC Armed Group Leader Sheka handed over by MONUSCO to the Congolese Authorities
    04 Aug 2017 - Kinshasa, 4 August 2017 - Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, leader of the armed group Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC), was transferred on Friday August 4th to Kinshasa and was handed over by MONUSCO to the Congolese judicial authorities. Sheka has been under MONUSCO supervision in Goma since...

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