December 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Suspends UN Radio Broadcasts [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Mission Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of Congo expresses deep disappointment at a decision taken by the Conseil Supérieur de... Read more »

August 31

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Alarmed Over Killings in Masisi Territory in DR Congo

  The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the DRC, Roger Meece, expressed deep concern today over reports of further massacres of civilians in Masisi territory,... Read more »

August 10

• Congo-Kinshasa: Peacekeepers Denounce Recruiting of Child Soldiers [press release]

  The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) expressed deep concern today over growing evidence of forced recruitment of civilians by the M23 for both combat and non-combat purposes. Read more »

March 19

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Introduces New Methodology Into Civil Conflicts Management in Sud-Kivu Province [press release]

  New collaborative methods on conflicts management were recently developed by the Office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO)... Read more »

March 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission Welcomes Lubanga Verdict [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) welcomes today's decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the... Read more »

March 7

• Congo-Kinshasa: UN Team Assesses Security Situation in Numbi [press release]

  As part of the enhanced protection of civilian population in the Sud-Kivu province, a joint team of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more »

March 5

• Congo-Kinshasa: Country Prepares to Commemorate Women's Day 2012 [press release]

  As part of the International Women's Day commemoration on 8 March, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry for Gender, Family and Children, in partnership with the United... Read more »

March 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Donates Equipment to the DRC Aviation Industry [press release]

  The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) civil aviation has experienced many air disasters with heavy loss of human lives in recent years. With a view to improving air traffic,... Read more »

February 23

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Supports Civil Society in Fizi Territory [press release]

  A delegation led by the officer-in-charge of Civil Affairs in the Uvira Office of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco and FARDC Launch Operation 'Amani Kamilifu' Against the FDLR [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and the Congolese Armed forces (Forces armées de la République... Read more »

February 22

• Congo-Kinshasa: Community Radio Journalists Trained By Radio Okapi in Equateur Province [press release]

  Between 15 and 21 February 2012, Radio Okapi of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) and its partner, the NGO Fondation Hirondelle... Read more »

February 20

• Congo-Kinshasa: 17 Villages of Bas-Congo Now Accessible Thanks to a Road Funded By Monusco [press release]

  Seventeen villages around the port city of Matadi, Bas-Congo province, are now opened up thanks to an access road that will allow the rural population of this community to... Read more »

February 17

• Congo-Kinshasa: Life Returns to Normal in Luvungi, Nord Kivu, Thanks to the National Police [press release]

  Following the July and August 2010 mass rapes perpetrated by presumed elements of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) against civilian populations in Luvungi,... Read more »

February 10

• Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO Campaigns Against HIV/Aids and STDs' Infection in Kananga Prison [press release]

  The Corrections Unit of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the provincial Sanitation Department in... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO Invites Political Actors to Preserve a Peaceful Environment and to Use Legally Prescribed Channels to Resolve Disputes [press release]

  The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) takes note of the announcement by the Independent National Electoral... Read more »

February 7

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Seeking Ways for Peaceful Resolution to Local Conflicts [press release]

  The work plan midterm review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) Civil Affairs Office was conducted from 29... Read more »

February 2

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco On a Public-Awareness Campaign About Its Mandate [press release]

  On 31 January 2012 in Kinshasa, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), through its Office of Public Information,... Read more »

January 31

• Congo-Kinshasa: Hervé Ladsous Visits Eastern DRC After Kinshasa [press release]

  Following his arrival in Kinshasa on 24 January 2012, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, traveled to Goma, the capital of... Read more »

January 27

• Congo-Kinshasa: Hervé Ladsous Meets With Opposition Leaders in Congo [press release]

  On the second day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, met with the leaders of opposition... Read more »

January 26

• Congo-Kinshasa: Interview With the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations [interview]

  During his official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr Hervé Ladsous, made the following statement in... Read more »

January 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: USG for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, On Official Visit to Nation [press release]

  The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous, will be making an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... Read more »

January 20

• Congo-Kinshasa: Displaced Face Malaria Outbreak [press release]

  In their already dire living conditions, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Shasha camp, Masisi terriroty, in Nord Kivu province, are now facing another difficulty: malaria. Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Peacekeepers Rehabilitate Medical School in Uvira, Eastern DRC [press release]

  Under a project expected to bring lasting benefits to the population of Sud Kivu, UN peacekeepers based in the area undertook the rehabilitation of the Uvira medical school, a... Read more »

January 10

• Congo-Kinshasa: Monusco Evacutes Victims of Shabunda Attacks [press release]

  MONUSCO strongly condemns the attacks on civilians by armed groups in several remote villages in Shabunda territory of South Kivu Province. Read more »

January 9

• Congo-Kinshasa: Youth Leaders Award Monusco a Prize of Excellence for Peace Efforts [press release]

  A local youth association known as Umoja Cargo, awarded the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) a prize of excellence... Read more »