Secretary-General's message to the Extraordinary Summit of ECCAS
9 January 2014 – Secretary-General's message to the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) [Delivered by Mr. Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of…
Interreligious violence poses long-term danger to Central African Republic, Ban warns
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…
Stranded migrants to be evacuated from Central African Republic
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…
We must strengthen the African-led mission, Ban says at the press conference
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…
UN envoy urges calm after transition leaders step down
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…
New transitional leader could help restore hope, BINUCA chief says
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…
Central African Republic: UN team documents grave human rights abuses
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…
UN study finds more than 2 million in CAR need humanitarian relief
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…
Central African Republic: UN humanitarian appeal for $247 million only 6 per cent funded
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…
6,000 child soldiers fighting in the Central African Republic
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…
UN Integrated Office welcomes election of new Head of State of the Transition in the CAR
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…
UN urges stronger response to ‘crisis of epic proportions’ in Central African Republic
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…