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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…

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…

Preventing the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has dominated the MINUSCA agenda for weeks and will continue in the next. Its regional office consequently answered the Birao sub-prefect’s call to take action and…

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…

Bimbo, Central African Republic – United Nations Police Officer (UNPOL) Adrienne Njuikam says she has never been one to be fazed by a challenge – a conviction that is serving her well in her current role as head of the…

Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly. Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world. The most vulnerable —…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 15 March 2020 by anti-Balaka elements against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)…

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 in uniform in the Central African Republic are counting on a newly launched Defence Forces Official Directory of Female Experts to help push for better representation of women in decision-making positions. The document…

8 March 2020 - UN Mission women joined their peers of the local community in Bria (East) to celebrate the International Women Day. A great march went from the local hospital to the townhall, under songs promoting peace in the…

Birao, 7 March 2020. The women of Birao celebrated the International women’s day, amid the ongoing crisis. Coming from various associations, they participated in the march past, characterized by entertainment, speeches and…

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…