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On a tour of eight voter registration centres in Bangui on Saturday, 11 July 2020, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (DSRSG) and Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown, called…

MINUSCA, today 8 July 2020, held a virtual memorial ceremony in honour of nine peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past four months. “This is the first time we have mourned so many colleagues in one…

With the December 2020 presidential elections less than six months away, preparations for the 2020/2021 election cycle in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now underway. Voter registration commenced on Tuesday, 30 June…

The use of face masks in public had been left to personal discretion since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. That changed on 12 June 2020, when the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) launched a campaign…

Nature is sending us a clear message. We are harming the natural world – to our own detriment. Habitat degradation and biodiversity loss areaccelerating. Climate disruption is getting worse. Fires, floods, droughts and…

Today we honor more than one million men and women who have served as United Nations peacekeepers and the more than 3,900 who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We also express our gratitude to the 95,000 civilian…

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 the functioning of the institution’s day-to-day…

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…

GENEVA (26 March 2020) – The Central African Republic (CAR) is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic and is heading towards a certain health disaster if hostilities do not stop immediately, said Yao Agbetse, UN Independent Expert…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attack perpetrated by anti-Balaka elements against local officials on 15 March in Grimari, Ouaka Prefecture. United Nations peacekeepers confronted the attackers and one Burundian…

Women’s rights have made significant progress in recent decades, from the abolition of discriminatory laws to increased numbers of girls in school. But we now face a powerful pushback. Legal protections against rape and…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 21January the appointment of Lieutenant General Daniel Sidiki Traoré of Burkina Faso as the Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated…