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Closure of BNUB
The United Nations Office in Burundi (BNUB) completed its Security Council mandate on 31 December 2014 and transferred its responsibilities to the UN Country Team consisting of agencies, funds and programmes, based on the UN…
PRESS CONFERENCE ON LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY
Despite the weakening and scattering of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), it continued to be one of the gravest violators of children's rights and must be stopped, a top United Nations official said, as she introduced a…
SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
25 March 2013 – The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the recent attacks and the seizure of power by force in the Central African Republic on 24 March 2013 by the Seleka coalition, as well as the ensuing…
Pillay urges action to halt violations and lawlessness in Central African Republic
16 April 2013 – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed alarm at continuing reports of widespread human rights violations in the Central African Republic and called for the urgent…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in the CAR
15 April 2013 – The Secretary-General is alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). He is particularly concerned by reports of clashes between the Séléka movement and the…
Top UN political official, visiting the Central African Republic
22 April 2013 – During a visit today to the Central African Republic, the United Nations’ top political official appealed for urgent efforts to establish security and stop abuses against civilians, while reiterating…
- Section Droits de l'Homme et Justice (SDHJ)
UN Envoy reaffirms the UN’s commitment to a comprehensive approach to crisis management in Africa
BINUCA gravely concerned by the recent escalation of violence in CAR
28 August 2013 – The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) expresses its deep concern regarding the serious events that occurred last week in Bangui and in the rest of the…
UN food relief agency scaling-up operations despite deteriorating security
30 August 2013 – The United Nations food relief agency is helping thousands of people displaced by increasing violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to its spokesperson. “The…