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We are the first civil society organization to participate in world summit on refugees in DRCongo
Kulihoshi Musikami Pecos, will represent COJESKI-DRC in a Summit on Legal Protection of refugees which is being organized by PILnet in Cape Town South Africa from November 10th to November 13th, 2026. Over the years refugees in DRC have been ignored, this is what we want to address, we are the very first Civil Society Organization to represent refugee issues in DRC on international events. Please find more about what we are sharing with others here: https://cojeskidrcongo.org/presentation-on-the-situation-of-refugees-in-drc-during-the-pilnet-global-refugee-forum-in-cape-town-south-november-2026/
Visiting refugees who are sick in Kinshasa
From Monday 9th, to Saturday 14th November, our team together with refugee leaders shall visit refugees who are sick in order to extend our solidarity to them and compassion in this very difficult moments they are facing. The purpose if to restore hope in them and send a clear message that they are not alone and despite the lack of funding, still we are with them. A total number of 10 refugees in various places of Kinshasa will be visited and team will share with them the little things we shall have mobilized.
Meeting refugees the Governor of Kinshasa
During the week of 16th to 22 November we shall join other Civil Society organizations members of Transitional Justice hosted by the United Nations Human Rights Offices will seek a meeting with the Governor of Kinshasa on the issue of settlement camp for Internally Displaced Persons,
Meeting Refugees, CNR and UNHCR
On November 24th, together with Transitional Justice Forum we shall have a meeting with refugees in order to understand their needs in Kainshasa and plan for an advocacy approach, and then on December 2nd, 2026 we intend to meet UNHCR and CNR to share ideas on the protection gaps of refugees in Kinshasa.
16 Days of Activism against Sexual and Gender Based Violence
We shall join other actors in various activities to create awareness about sexual and Gender Based Violence, our target group will be young people both girls and boys, Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons in Kinshasa.
Submitting a report to the situation of refugees in DRC to the United Nations Offices in Geneva
We are working on a report about refugee rights violations in DRC which we intend to submit to the United Nations Human Rights Offices on Monday November 9th, 2026.
Open Letter to MONUSCO Boss in DRC
We wrote a letter to the United Nations Mission in DRC boss to alert him about deportation of Rwandan refugees back to Rwanda, and the need to prioritize their protection in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we continue saying “refugees are not the problem but they have problems”.
Attending the Memorial Mass and Prayers for the late Archbishop Christope Muzihirwa
We attended this Mass which was organized by the Fraternity of Christophe Muzihirwa at the Sacred Heard of Jesus Parish in Kinshasa on Sunday November 1st, 2026. Muzihirwa was a strong advocate for the protection of refugees and actually on the very day when he was assassinated he was coming from hiding Rwandan Refugees who were targeted by Rwandan troops deployed in DRC in October 29th, 1996 in Bukavu.
