International Day of Persons with Disabilities : UN Secretary-General's Message for 2014
This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities focuses on the theme, “sustainable development: the promise of technology”.Technology has changed the world, bringing knowledge within reach and expanding a range of…
Message of the Secretary-General on the International Volunteer Day
An ambulance rushes a wounded child to a hospital. A hungry family receives a warm meal. A battered woman finds free shelter. In scenes of human suffering around the world, hope comes thanks to volunteers who give their time…
Message of the UN Secretary-General on Human Rights Day
On Human Rights Day we speak out. We denounce authorities who deny the rights of any person or group. We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class…
Central African Republic in ‘critical phase’ of transition – UN peacekeeping chief
9 December 2014 – Despite a volatile security situation and ongoing fighting throughout the country, the Central African Republic (CAR) is now entering “a critical phase” in its transition to stability and democracy, the top…
Central African Republic: UN mission captures rebel leader
10 December 2014 – The Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has announced today the arrest of Chadian rebel leader and former CAR official, Mahamat Abdul Kadre.Mr. Abdul…
Statement by the President of the Security Council on Central African Republic
The Security Council takes note of the final communiqué of the high-level meeting on the Central African Republic held under the auspices of the Secretary‑General in New York on 26 September 2014. The Security Council also…
Rebels clash with UN peacekeepers during weekend fighting
The United Nations mission in the Central African Republic has said it is concerned about fighting that took place this weekend in several locations around the country, including between anti-Balaka members and peacekeepers.…
Back to school in Central African Republic
School is the only place where 7-year-old Valerie feels safe. She tells me that when she’s outside playing, she remembers the day her father was shot by a stray bullet in the street. When she’s trying to sleep at home, she…
Senior UN envoy ‘hopeful’ over prospects for peace in Central African Republic
30 December 2014 – Strife-torn Central African Republic is showing signs of moving towards broad national dialogue – a direction prescribed by the Security Council as critical to ensure lasting peace – the Special…
UN agency warns of food insecurity amid ongoing instability in the Central African Republic
13 January 2015 – The unpredictable and hostile security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is having severe consequences for the country’s population still in dire need of humanitarian assistance, the United…
Central African Republic: UN mission captures militia leader in high-profile arrest
19 January 2015 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has announced the capture of Rodrigue Ngaibona, leader of the anti-Balaka militia, in what is being hailed as the Mission’s first…
Central African Republic: Security Council renews sanctions amid ‘continuous cycle’ of violence
22 January 2015 – Strongly condemning the resurgence of deadly violence across the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Security Council today reinvigorated its sanctions against those individuals implicated in…