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9 January 2014 – There is a real danger of further upheaval along religious lines in the Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned a regional gathering in Chad, stressing that the past year’s events have profoundly damaged the relationship between Muslim and…

10 January 2014 – An IOM medical team provides medical screening and treatment for migrants fleeing the violence in CAR. Migrants stranded in the conflict torn-Central African Republic are set to be evacuated by the International Organization for Migration ( IOM) over the weekend. The agency says it…

10 January 2014 – Speaking at his fist press conference this year, the United Nations Secretary-General touched upon issues relating to the situation in the Central African Republic, saying that the situation in that nation has been source of great concern for the international community. Excerpts…

11 January 2014 – Following the resignation of the Central African Republic's two interim leaders, the top United Nations official in the crisis-riven country called for calm today, urging the authorities to mobilze around the speedy election of new transitional leadership. In a statement issued by…

13 January 2014 – The speedy election of a new transition leader is crucial to the stability of the Central African Republic, a senior United Nations official said today, stressing also the importance of starting reconciliation between Christian and Muslim communities in the country after thousands…

14 January 2014 – The human rights situation remains extremely volatile in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations said today, as it released its findings on a wave of abuses committed last month including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, mutilations and enforced…

14 January 2014 – More than 2.5 million people in the Central African Republic require food, health care and other humanitarian aid. That's according to a joint assessment by the World Food Programme ( WFP) and the UN Humanitarian Affairs Office ( OCHA). The study says displaced people in the…

16 January 2014 – Donors have provided only 6 per cent of the $247 million that the United Nations needs over the next 100 days to ease the “mega-tragedy” in strife-torn Central African Republic (CAR), where nearly 900,000 people have been driven from their homes and now lack the very basics of food…

17 January 2014 – The number of children recruited into armed groups in the Central African Republic may be as high as 6,000, according to the United Nations Children's fund UNICEF. UNICEF says the violence and insecurity in CAR makes children more vulnerable to recruitment, particularly if they are…

20 January 2014 - The UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA), welcomes the election today of Catherine Samba-Panza as the new Head of State of the Transition in the Central African Republic (CAR). BINUCA commends the strong mobilisation of members of the National…

20 January 2014 – United Nations officials today called for a stronger response to prevent further human suffering in the Central African Republic (CAR), which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as “a crisis of epic proportions.”“The CAR is in freefall,” Mr. Ban told the special session of the…

20 January 2014 – The Secretary-General welcomes the election of Ms. Catherine Samba Panza as Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic through a transparent process led by the National Transitional Council. ... The change of leadership in the CAR offers a critical opportunity…