Central African Republic

UN Photo/Mark Garten

Security Council demands halt to rebel attacks in Central African Republic

28 December 2012
The Security Council has demanded that armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) immediately cease hostilities, following attacks on several towns in recent days, and called on all parties to seek a peaceful solution to the current crisis.
IRIN/Anthony Morland

Secretary-General Ban strongly condemns rebel attacks in Central African Republic

27 December 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the armed attacks on several towns in the Central African Republic (CAR) perpetrated by the coalition of rebel groups known as ‘SELEKA,’ and called on all parties to refrain from acts of violence against civilians.
UN Photo/Cristina Silveiro

Central African Republic: UN envoy signs agreements on conflict-related sexual violence

12 December 2012
A senior United Nations official today concluded a visit to the Central African Republic (CAR) – her first mission abroad since her appointment – with the announcement of two agreements on conflict-related sexual violence with stakeholders in the country’s peace process.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine

UN official condemns violations of 2008 peace agreement for Central African Republic

10 December 2012
A United Nations senior official today condemned all violations of a 2008 peace agreement which helped bring a degree of stability to the Central African Republic (CAR), and urged the peaceful resolution of any disputes there.
L. Borisenko

UN begins relocation of Central African Republic refugees affected by floods in Chad

12 October 2012
The United Nations today announced it has begun relocating Central African Republic (CAR) refugees living in southern Chad to a new site due to floods that have affected the camps hosting some 17,000 people.
UN Photo/JC McIlwaine

Central African Republic at ‘crucial’ juncture, UN envoy tells Security Council

6 June 2012
The top United Nations envoy to the Central African Republic (CAR) today stressed the need for the country to continue building on the momentum recently created on the political, security and disarmament fronts.

UN official urges greater support for peacebuilding efforts in Central African Republic

5 April 2012
The head of the United Nations peacebuilding office in the Central African Republic (CAR) today urged the international community to support ongoing efforts to restore stability in the country, saying that more $19 million is required to complete its disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process.
OCHA/Laura Fultang

Central African Republic relief efforts facing severe funding shortfall, UN warns

5 March 2012
The Central African Republic (CAR) is facing one of the worst humanitarian funding shortfalls in the world, the United Nations warned today, adding that nearly half the country’s population is in dire need of assistance.
UNICEF/Cornelia Walther

UN-backed polio campaign launches in Central African Republic

27 February 2012
A United Nations-backed immunization campaign to eradicate polio among Central African children has been launched as part of urgent efforts to deal with the resurgence of the disease in the impoverished country.
IRIN/Anthony Morland

Central African Republic: UN and partners ask for more funds for relief work

17 February 2012
The United Nations agencies and their partners today requested $134 million to fund relief programmes for an estimated 1.9 million people affected by conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) for the next 12 months.