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Birao: UN peacekeepers’ day observed amid COVID-19 pandemic
United Nations Peacekeepers in Birao commemorated the International Day of Peacekeepers on 29 May with a march past by MINUSCA Zambian contingent and Central African Republic army (FACA) troops, under the theme ‘ ’Women in…
World environment day | message of UN Secretary-general
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…
Wearing face masks now compulsory in CAR
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…
Securing the city: on patrol with the Joint Task Force for Bangui
The convoy set off from Bangui’s 3rd district police station at 15:30 p.m., marking the start of the motorized patrol of 3 June 2020. At its head was the Central African National Gendarmerie. A United Nations Police (UNPOL)…
COVID-19: Sewing machines to support the making of face masks in Birao
As a response to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic (CAR), and specifically in Birao (North of the CAR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through MINUSCA donated a number of items…
Art therapy for child victims of abuse in Kaga Bandoro
By Maria Kabatanya To mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on 4 June, the MINUSCA Pakistan Contingent organized an art therapy session for children at the Polyvalent School in Kaga Bandoro, to…
COVID-19 : CAR artists unite against the pandemic
Various actors in the arts and culture sector in the Central African Republic (CAR) have joined hands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. 25 artists in the fields of music, theatre, cinema, painting, literature and…
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CAR 2020-2021 elections – voter registration kicks off
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…
Energy-saving cooking stoves improving women’s lives in Bria
Bria, Central African Republic – Peacekeepers from the MINUSCA Rwanda Contingent have constructed hundreds of cooking stoves for communities in Bria – to help improve the quality of life and create livelihoods for the local…
SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
The members of the Security Council were briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA…