UN underscores grave humanitarian, human rights situation
1 October 2013 – United Nations officials today voiced deep concern at the deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and called on the transitional authorities to take urgent measures to protect the…
Urgent protection needed for displaced persons in Central African Republic – UN expert
24 September 2013 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for the urgent protection of civilians uprooted by the current crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) which is marked by a virtual lack…
UN agencies scaling-up aid amidst more displacement
20 September 2013 – The United Nations food relief agency is reopening its offices in the northern parts of the country and using mobile teams to reach some of the 500,000 people estimated to be in dire need of aid in 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…
BINUCA gravely concerned by the recent escalation of violence in CAR
Bangui, 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…
Top UN political official, visiting the Central African Republic
New York/Bangui, 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…
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in the CAR
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 population in…
Pillay urges action to halt violations and lawlessness in Central African Republic
GENEVA (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…
UN urges CAR leaders to stop stoking violence on the basis of religion
20 December 2013: United Nations Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay says political leaders in the Central African Republic were manipulating religious differences in the country to incite civilians into violence. The high…
UN experts urge parties to ‘pull back from the brink’ of all-out war
19 December 2013 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today urged all parties in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed clashes have escalated in recent weeks leading to deaths and population…
Return to normalcy in Bangui, but situation remains fragile
19 December 2013 - There is a return to normalcy in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), but the situation remains fragile and unpredictable. That's according to Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, UN…
High-level UN representatives travel to Central African Republic
17 December – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui and the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, are travelling to the Central African…