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Twenty years ago, when the world convened a landmark conference on women’s human rights, the devastating conflict in the former Yugoslavia prompted deserved attention to rape and other war crimes there against civilians. Two decades later, with girls as young as seven not only targeted but used as…

Today we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. In the past decade, much progress has been made towards eradicating the threat of anti-personnel landmines, with 162 States now Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. The…

A blue helmet of the Bangladeshi contingent of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Lance Corporal Nazrul Islam, died on Thursday 09 April 2015, following an accident which occurred in Boali, in the Prefecture of Ombella M…

Violence in Bangui: MINUSCA calls for calm

The Head of MINUSCA strongly condemns the attack against UN peacekeepers in Bangui

MINUSCA condemns attacks against its police patrols

The United Nations Mission for Stabilization in Central African Republic (MINUSCA) held a funeral ceremony on Monday 13 October 2014 at its Headquarters in honor of two peacekeeping soldiers who died this week in Bangui, one of the Pakistani contingent, the second of the Burundian contingent…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the celebration of the National Day of the Central African Republic on 01 December 2014. This edition of the National Day, celebrated under the sign of the commitment of the…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the commitment of Central African political actors to the Brazzaville political process, at the end of a meeting held in Rome under the auspices of Sant' Egidio. " The support to…

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of the Central African Republic (CAR) for the adoption of a peace pact that reflects on their aspirations to put the conflict behind them once and for all and to build a more peaceful and democratic country. The Bangui National Forum was…

The Security Council has welcomed the recent national reconciliation forum held in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the inclusive, grassroots-level manner in which the consultations were carried out, particularly by ensuring the participation of women, and called on the country's Transitional…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission for the Stabilization in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomes the release of hundreds of children associated with armed groups. The release took place Thursday, May 14 in Bambari. A MiNUSCA team led by the Deputy Special…