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From where I stand: “Although the situation is unpredictable, we are still working to maintain peace”

Lieutenant Dr. Arya Khadka is a Nepali peacekeeper serving as a medical officer with the United Nations Mission (MINUSCA) in Bambari, Central African Republic, where prevention efforts are being implemented to deter the COVID-19 outbreak.

29 May 2020

MINUSCA peacekeeper receives UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award

“It’s very gratifying for me and the Mission to see that our initiatives are bearing fruit,” said Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo, a Brazilian Naval Officer working with MINUSCA in the Central African Republic (CAR) upon being informed of her selection

29 May 2020

Brazilian and Indian women peacekeepers jointly win the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year 2019 Award

A Brazilian peacekeeper serving in the Central African Republic and an Indian peacekeeper who has recently completed her assignment in South Sudan have been selected to receive the 2019 United Nations Military Gender Advocate o

26 May 2020

COVID-19: Zambatt contingent female engagement team organizes sensitization for local women

On 12 May 2020, the Zambian battalion Female Engagement Team (FET) conducted a sensitization workshop on Coronavirus Disease at MINUSCA base in Birao, targeting 19 selected influential local women, because of the need to observe preventive measures on social distance and avoidance of overcrowding

13 May 2020

Fighting Covid-19 through the Community Violence Reduction Programme

When the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) started to make inroads globally and the demand for face masks, soap and other hygienic products rose, opportunity arose for 64 beneficiaries of the MINUSCA Community Viole

08 May 2020

Rwanda donates COVID-19 testing device to CAR

The MINUSCA Rwanda Contingent has donated a COVID-19 screening device to the Central African Republic (CAR).

06 May 2020

The Bangui Juvenile Court receives equipment to boost justice for minors

Bangui, Central African Republic – MINUSCA today handed over a batch of office equipment to the Bangui Juvenile Court – part of a phased refurbishment project aimed at enhancing t

29 Apr 2020

MINUSCA committed to supporting CAR authorities in the COVID-19 response

Since the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) reached the Central African Republic – with 11 confirmed cases so far according to the Ministry of Health – the country has geared up efforts to protect its popul

15 Apr 2020

CAR government reinforces military presence in Birao

Following the clashes which befell Birao (Vakaga prefecture) over recent months, the Government of the Central African Republic has reinforced the presence of its Armed Forces (FACA) in the area with 142 soldiers, in an effort to restore peace and stability in the regi

10 Apr 2020

As Covid-19 cases grow in CAR, MINUSCA supports government in urgent response to halt virus spread

The eleventh case of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the Central African Republic – confirmed on 8 April 2020 by the country’s Ministry of Health – is shining a light on MINUSCA efforts to help halt the spread of the global pandemic while continuing to fulfil

09 Apr 2020

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