Democratic Republic of Congo / Assassination of a journalist
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) August 27, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General.
On the DRC, the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has deplored and condemned the assassination of a journalist in Bukavu during the night of 22 August 2009. The journalist, Bruno Koko Chirambiza, was a reporter for an independent radio station.
The Mission exhorts judicial officials to track down the presumed perpetrators and let them face the full force of the law and says it stands ready to assist the Congolese authorities if requested.
Also, UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman is in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a five-day visit. She is today attending the opening of a new HIV/AIDS treatment centre. The new centre will provide laboratory equipment, reagents and training to improve immune system monitoring, an essential component of treating people living with HIV/AIDS.
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United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
