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Life as a peacekeeper in Bocaranga, Central African Republic
In the northwest of the Central African Republic, the threat of the 3Rs (Retour, Reclamation, Rehabilitation) and other armed groups is once again hanging over the prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. In Bocaranga, peacekeepers from…
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Statement by Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and Ms. Karen Smith Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect on the situation in the Central African Republic
(New York, 14 January 2021) The United Nations Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect, Alice Wairimu Nderitu and Karen Smith, expressed deep concern over the escalation of violence in…
Security Council Press Statement on Attacks against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 18 January 2021 against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) near Bangassou, which…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic
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…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Central African Republic
The Secretary-General condemns yesterday’s ambush on United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Two peacekeepers, from Gabon and Morocco, serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission…
MINUSCA committed to supporting CAR authorities in the COVID-19 response
Since the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) reached the Central African Republic – with 11 confirmed cases so far according to the Ministry of Health – the country has geared up efforts to protect its population against the…
The Bangui Juvenile Court receives equipment to boost justice for minors
Bangui, Central African Republic – MINUSCA today handed over a batch of office equipment to the Bangui Juvenile Court – part of a phased refurbishment project aimed at enhancing the functioning of the institution’s day-to-day…
Rwanda donates COVID-19 testing device to CAR
The MINUSCA Rwanda Contingent has donated a COVID-19 screening device to the Central African Republic (CAR). The machine will accelerate testing of suspected cases of infection as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in…
Fighting Covid-19 through the Community Violence Reduction Programme
When the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) started to make inroads globally and the demand for face masks, soap and other hygienic products rose, opportunity arose for 64 beneficiaries of the MINUSCA Community Violence Reduction…
COVID-19: Zambatt contingent female engagement team organizes sensitization for local women
On 12 May 2020, the Zambian battalion Female Engagement Team (FET) conducted a sensitization workshop on Coronavirus Disease at MINUSCA base in Birao, targeting 19 selected influential local women, because of the need to…