Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, le 27 Novembre 2010 Le Haut Commissaire Assistant pour les opérations de l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR), Mme Janet Lim, a effectué une mission de 6 jours pour évaluer les opérations du HCR en République Démocratique…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinshasa, 25 November 2010 - On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Gender office of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) presented the results of…
Liberia
Ms. Rozanna Schack, Executive Director of THINK (Local NGO); Ms. Madhumita Sarkar, Adviser, UN Joint Programme on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence; and Ms. Carole Doucet, UNMIL Senior Gender Advisor NEAR VERBATIM Yasmina Bouziane (UNMIL Spokesperson) Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the media;…
Guinea-Bissau
Watch the Webcast SC/10091 Security Council 6428th Meeting (AM) Expressing its deep concern at the continuing instability in Guinea-Bissau, in particular the lack of civilian oversight and control of the armed forces and the continued detentions without due process of law that followed the…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The trial of The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo began yesterday at the International Criminal Court. Bemba is accused of two crimes against humanity (murder and rape) and three war crimes (murder, rape, and pillaging). Bemba, a former vice…
Burundi
BUJUMBURA (17 novembre 2010) - L'Expert indépendant des Nations Unies sur la situation des Droits de l'Homme au Burundi, dont le mandat a pris effet le 1er août 2010, vient de terminer sa première visite dans le pays, entamée…
Liberia
The Government of Liberia and the United Nations have conducted a series of training sessions for security sector personnel deployed at border crossing points, on prevention of sexual and gender based violence. The training targeted security sector officers from customs, immigration,…
Rwanda
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report summarizes the proceedings and recommendations of the "Delivering as One on Violence against Women: From Intent to Action" Global Consultation that was held on 3-4 November 2010 in New York City and coordinated by the United…
Burundi + 1 more
Suite aux Accords Tripartites sur le rapatriement volontaire des réfugiés congolais vivant au Burundi et des réfugiés burundais vivant en RDC signés le 11 décembre 2009 à Kinshasa, l'UNHCR, le Gouvernement du Burundi et le Gouvernement de la RDC…
Guinea-Bissau
25 October 2010 - UNIOGBIS, in partnership with Guinea-Bissau institutions, on Monday started two workshops on gender responsive budgeting and on Human Rights directed to Guinea-Bissau Members of Parliament (MPs) and for Armed Forces members, respectively, as part of its…
