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Just a few short years ago, the notion of voluntary disarmament and demobilization in Sam-Ouandja – once a thriving gold and diamond mining hub turned armed group stronghold in north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR) –…
Ex-combatants from the Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique (UPC) and Front Populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique (FPRC) armed groups laid down their arms in Sam-Ouandja, in north-eastern Central African Republic…
MAMOUDA TANKOANO AND MARIA KABATANYA Communities on either side of the strategic border town of Am-Dafock on the frontier between the Central African Republic (CAR) and Sudan are reveling in a newfound peace in the locality –…
The situation in the Central African Republic 28 October 2025 As delivered Mister President of the Security Council, Distinguished Members of the Council, Ambassador Nzessioué, Permanent Representative of the Central African…
MARIA KABATANYA Synonymous with United Nations peacekeeping efforts to protect civilians on the ground, particularly in far-flung locations marked by fragile security contexts such as in parts of the Central African Republic…
In UN peacekeeping, the protection of civilians is perhaps more commonly exemplified by a conventional kind of security— standing guard, patrols, robust military postures. But this all-important task is, in fact, a versatile…
MARIA KABATANYA Disarmament remains on track in the Central African Republic (CAR) as national authorities concluded a three-day operation in the country’s capital Bangui, targeting combatants from several armed groups, with…
“We the peoples of the United Nations...” These are not just the opening words of the United Nations Charter – they define who we are. The United Nations is more than an institution. It is a living promise – spanning borders…
MARIA KABATANYA Sanguere-Lim, CAR – As the disarmament team approached, the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) combatants stood in two orderly lines expectantly, youthful faces and graying heads alike. Some carried…
It was at the camp of the MINUSCA Formed Police Unit of the Republic of Congo (FPU-Congo 11) in Bambari, that a ceremony was held on 24 September 2025, to pay tribute to the five Congolese peacekeepers who were victims of a…
Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life showed how one person can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity. Just as Madiba’s life was a triumph of the human spirit, his legacy…
Bangui, 21 June 2025 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central…