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Volunteers work tirelessly to create a better future for all. They contribute to national well-being and show global solidarity at times of crisis. We see this in action all over the world, most notably over the past year as…

The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson, begins on Tuesday 1 November 2016 an official visit of 48 hours in the Central African Republic. The visit, the first of its kind in CAR, occurred in the…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S N A T I O N S U N I E S The Secretary-General -- Message on United Nations Day 24 October 2016 This year’s observance of United Nations Day occurs at a time of transition for the world and for the…

On August 4 th 2016, the President of Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra, will visit Kaga-Bandoro (Nana-Gribizi prefecture). This is his first official visit in this region since the election in February…

The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) until 15 November 2017, keeping an authorized troop ceiling of 10,750 military personnel…

The international community has committed to a new sustainable development agenda built on the principles of equity and human rights. A central objective of the Sustainable Development Goals is to leave no one behind. Despite…

The Central African Republic’s (CAR) considerable progress over the past two years risks being reversed unless national authorities demonstrated commitment to inclusive and transparent governance, and to addressing the root…

Over the past few weeks there has been a series of violent incidents in several parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) leading to unnecessary loss of lives, many wounded people and desolation. The Special Representative…

Warning that attacks against United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes, the Security Council has strongly condemned the killing of a ‘blue helmet’ serving with the United Nations operation in the Central African…

MINUSCA has started on Tuesday, 17 May, a series of meetings with youth, women, religious leaders and traditional chiefs in Bangui to inform them about measures implemented by the mission to prevent and combat sexual…

Briefing the General Assembly on the challenges being faced and progress being made to end the exploitation and abuse by United Nations peacekeepers, senior UN officials today indicated that immediate concerns have been…

More than three years of violence have dismantled the already very fragile health structures in the Central African Republic (CAR), bringing the government service delivery capacity to a complete stop, and leaving thousands…