Central African Republic

MINUSCA

UN chief condemns killing of peacekeeper in Central African Republic

2 August 2015
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned today the killing of a peacekeeper from the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
OCHA

Top UN relief official in Central African Republic urgently appeals for halt in attacks on aid workers

22 July 2015
The top United Nations humanitarian official in the Central African Republic (CAR) condemned today the surge in violence against aid workers in the country and appealed to all belligerents to allow them to do their jobs safely, particularly in the wake of a recent attack against a UN food convoy on a major supply route killed its driver.
WFP/Daouda Guirou

UN Mission condemns surge in armed attacks on main supply route in Central African Republic

20 July 2015
The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) today condemned a recent series of armed attacks perpetrated by rebel elements.
BINUCA/ Dany Balepe Mokosso

Central African Republic: UN concerned by decision of authorities to deny refugees vote

13 July 2015
United Nations agencies voiced concern today about the decision of Central African Republic authorities to deny refugees from the country the right to participate to the presidential election set for this fall.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

Central African Republic’s transition needs international community’s support – UN expert

26 June 2015
The international community must redouble its efforts to help the Central African Republic to fully realize its transition to peace, national reconciliation, reconstruction and the end of impunity, the United Nations independent expert on the human rights situation in the country said today.
UNICEF/Pierre Terdjman

Central African Republic: Ban appoints panel to investigate UN response to sexual abuse allegations

22 June 2015
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a panel to investigate the response of the United Nations to allegations of sexual abuse surrounding a deployment of foreign military forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), a spokesperson for the Organization has announced.
UN Photo/Pierre Albouy

Welcoming progress on human rights, UN official urges action to bolster protections and end abuses

15 June 2015
While 70 years of work by the United Nations has helped build a formidable system of rights protections, the nagging persistence of “everything else” – wars and ongoing deprivation – is deeply worrying, the top UN human rights official declared today, urging renewed action to promote economic and social rights for all and tackle pervasive discrimination and repression.
UN Photo/Catianne Tijerina

Central African Republic: UN body urges creation of environment conducive for elections

11 June 2015
The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission has called on all stakeholders in Central African Republic (CAR) to help promote an environment conducive to holding elections ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary vote.
UNICEF/Pierre Terdjman

Central Africa still burdened by multidimensional crisis, Security Council told

11 June 2015
The Central Africa region is still facing many challenges, including an economic crisis aggravated by the drop in oil prices, rising youth unemployment, and terrorist activities, as well as the cross-border impact of crises in Central African Republic (CAR) and Burundi, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the sub-region warned today.
MINUSCA/Dany Balepe

UN mission in Central African Republic opens investigation into sexual abuse claims

4 June 2015
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against an underage person involving one of its personnel, it was announced today.