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4 April 2014 – Stating that the world failed to stop the Central African Republic’s slide “into a grave political, economic and humanitarian crisis,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged African and European leaders meeting in Brussels to act quickly to end the killing, protect…

The Secretary-General is concerne! d by the latest upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic. This further deterioration of the security situation in the country has resulted in additional fatalities, a high number of injured, and increased hardship for the population.The Secretary-General…

26 March 2014 – United Nations officials in the Central African Republic (CAR) highlighted today the lack of sufficient funding for humanitarian operations and the constant instability as the main challenges in pulling the country out of its current crisis, and urged the international community for…

Brazzaville, 21 March 2014 - Message delivered by Mr. Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA)

Bangui, 20 March 2014 - Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to the Central African Republic

Bangui, 19 March 2014 - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Navi Pillay, arrived in the Central African Republic on 18 March, for a three day visit, to discuss the dire human rights situation there with the interim Government and key international institutions and peace-keeping forces.

Bangui, March 17, 2014 - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Mrs. Zainab Hawa Bangura, arrived in Bangui on 17 March for a 3 day visit. Among other goals, she will interact with the transition authorities on matters relating to the prevention of sexual…

This International Women’s Day, we are highlighting the importance of achieving equality for women and girls not simply because it is a matter of fairness and fundamental human rights, but because progress in so many other areas depends on it.

Bangui, March 7 2014 - The Chair of the Central African Republic country specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki, paid a visit to the CAR, from 5 to 8 March. He is accompanied by the…

7 March 2014 - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa, Mr. Abou Moussa, will travel to Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, on Friday 7 March, for a one-week working visit. He will meet with the authorities with whom he will exchange information on the crisis that is…

6 March 2014 – Top United Nations officials today underscored the need for urgent action to confront the myriad challenges facing the Central African Republic (CAR), as the Security Council considered Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s proposals for deploying a peacekeeping mission that will be tasked…

4 March 2014 - the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mrs Marie Thérèse Keita Bocoum, has started, on 4 March 2014, a ten day visit in the CAR.