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- Press Releases
CAR: SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict Welcomes Signing of Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
New York, 21 September 2017 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms. Virginia Gamba, congratulates the government of the Central African Republic for the ratification today of…

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MINUSCA repels attack from 3R forces in Bocaranga
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) repulsed an attack against the civilian population in Bocaranga (Ouham–Pende) by the units of ‘Retour, Réclamation…

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MINUSCA firmly condemns a new attack against its peacekeepers
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) condemns an attack on its peacekeepers on 22 September near Gambo (Mbomou Prefecture). The attack was perpetrated…

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Publication of the United Nations report on violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by the FPRC coalition and the UPC in Haute-Kotto and Ouaka between 21 november 2016 and 21 february 2017
The United Nations published today a report describing violations and abuses of international human rights and violations of humanitarian law committed in the prefectures of Haute-Kotto and Ouaka of the Central African…

UN chief announces trip to Central African Republic, where crisis is 'far from media spotlight'
Speaking to the press at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he will be travelling to the Central African Republic early next week to draw attention to the fragile…

United Nations Day 2017: Secretary-General's Message
Our world faces many grave challenges. Widening conflicts and inequality. Extreme weather and deadly intolerance. Security threats – including nuclear weapons. We have the tools and wealth to overcome these challenges. All we…

- Protecting Children
MINUSCA proceeds with Operational Fall Back to Strenghten its Bases in Lim-Pende
Deep, in the northwest of the Central African Republic, a mere 5 kilometers from the international border with Cameroun and less than 2 kilometers from Chad, the temporary operational base (TOB) of Bang is living its last…

International Day of UN Peacekeepers : Secretary-general's message
Today, we honour the more than one million women and men who have served as United Nations peacekeepers since 1948. We pay tribute to the nearly 4,200 heroes and heroines who sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace. And…

- Protecting Children
People for Peace: Breaking prison barriers in Central African Republic
Women are often “placed second or even ignored” when they are employed as corrections officers in prisons and other detention centres, according to Téné Maimouna Zoungrana, an officer from Burkina Faso serving with the UN…

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- Human Rights
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on adoption of law abolishing death penalty in CAR
GENEVA (1 June 2022) - I commend the adoption of a law in the Central African Republic abolishing the death penalty and encourage President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to promulgate it. The death penalty is incompatible with…
