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Only five years ago, then 18-year-old Gracia Michelle Olongbo voted for the first time in the 2020 presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic (CAR). At the ballot box, she expressed belief that her…
This year’s International Women’s Day focuses on rights, action and justice for all women and girls. Worldwide, women hold just 64 per cent of the legal rights enjoyed by men. Legal discrimination can shape every aspect of a…
Over nearly a decade leading the United Nations, I have seen our world repeatedly tested – by climate shocks, deepening poverty, violent conflict and shrinking civic space. But I have also watched many solutions take root…
In Kaga-Bandoro, 1,131 Pakistani peacekeepers from MINUSCA, representing the battalion, the engineering company, and the aviation unit, were awarded the United Nations Medal on February 11, 2026. More than just a medal, it…
As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate breakdown. And systemic violations of international law. A retreat from the very principles that bind…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…