Central African Republic: UN appeals for safe haven for civilians fleeing violence
13 June 2014 – As ongoing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to drive civilians to seek safety elsewhere, the United Nations refugee agency is appealing to neighbouring countries to keep their borders…
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MINUSCA condemns the violence that has occurred in the past few days in Bambari
Bangui, 26th June 2014 – The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) condemns the violence that has occurred in the past few days in the city of Bambari, and…
Ban Ki-moon appoints Diane Corner of the United Kingdom Deputy Special Representative for MINUSCA
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Diane Corner of the United Kingdom as his Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated…
SECURITY COUNCIL PRESS STATEMENT ON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
The members of the Security Council welcomed the signing of a cessation of hostilities and violence agreement between armed groups in the Central African Republic during the Central African National Reconciliation Forum held…
Central African Republic: Ban appoints Cameroonian general to lead UN peacekeeping force
As the United Nations “re-hats” some of the African troops currently serving in the Central African Republic to a peacekeeping mission that will take over in mid-September, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that…
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MINUSCA takes note of the appointment of the new Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) takes note of the appointment of Mr. Mahamat KAMOUN as the new Prime Minister and Head of the Transitional…
Nomination of a new member of the commission of inquiry investigating human rights violations in CAR
The Security Council, in its resolution 2127(2013) of 5 December 2013, requested the Secretary-General to rapidly establish an international commission of inquiry for an initial period of one year, including experts in both…
Welcoming political progress, UN envoy warns of dire humanitarian situation in CAR
New York 19 August 2014 – With a month left to the before full deployment of the United Nations mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN envoy for that country today said that while there have been pockets of…
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Violence in Bangui: MINUSCA calls for calm
Bangui, August 22, 2014: The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) regrets the violence that marred the capital in recent days, due to clashes between some…
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Introductory meeting of the Commission monitoring the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities
Bangui, 02 September 2014: The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the first meeting, in Bangui, of the Commission in charge of monitoring the…
Security Council Press Statement on MINUSCA
New York, 15 September 2014 - The members of the Security Council welcomed the seamless transition of authority from the African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) to the United Nations…
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic
New York, 15 September 2014 - The Secretary-General welcomes the transfer of authority today from the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) to the United Nations Multidimensional…