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Following the recent renewal of the MINUSCA mandate, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Mission Head, Mankeur Ndiaye chaired a townhall meeting on its implementation on 12 December at MINUSCA Logbase in Bangui. The Mission mandate was renewed with adjustments by Security Council…

With zero tolerance as the flagship call of United Nations efforts to end sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) across the organization since 2017, getting the message to all personnel is crucial. A four-day training of trainers for 21 Sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) military and civilian focal…

BIRAO, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – Some still call her ‘Mother Delingo’, others ‘Mother Zambatt’. Ravaged by leprosy from a young age and neglected by her three children – 82-year-old Khamissa Ahmat has long lived alone in a ramshackle hut, scraping by on the kindness of strangers. Her fortunes…

MINUSCA today held a memorial service for Sergeant Claver Kayumba, who passed away following a road accident on 11 December 2019. Sergeant Kayumba joined MINUSCA on 13 May 2019 and was deployed to Bria. Born in 1974 in Rwanda’s Gicumbi District, he joined the Rwanda Defence Forces in 1994. He had…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 21January the appointment of Lieutenant General Daniel Sidiki Traoré of Burkina Faso as the Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Lieutenant…

On 23 January 2020, in Kaga Bandoro, the Bangladesh Level II Hospital launched an 8-weeks training on First Aid and Basic Life Support program to Central Africa Army (FACA) members deployed in Sector Center, to provide them with health skills, for them to be able to take care of themselves and the…

The Republic of Rwanda – its small size notwithstanding – is a giant of peacekeeping. The central African country certainly pulls its weight when it comes to global UN peacekeeping operations. Reason for MINUSCA to hold a medal parade today in Bangui for members of the Rwandan military contingent…

On 6 February 2020, Kaga Bandoro leaders including members of civil society, local associations, MINUSCA, CTS and CMOP delegates, and representatives of armed groups: UPC, MPC, FPRC, MLCJ, Anti-Balaka (Mokom and Ngaissona wings) gathered to mark the first anniversary of the Political Agreement for…

The service of Nepalese men and women has, for over six decades, been part of the bedrock of UN peacekeeping. In the Central African Republic (CAR), Nepali peacekeepers have played a key role in MINUSCA’s efforts in the pursuit of stability, security and peace in the country – they received UN…

The spirit of partnership – between Portugal, MINUSCA and the Central African Republic – shone bright as 180 blue helmets from the Portuguese Quick Reaction Force were honoured for their service in the Central African Republic (CAR) at a UN medal award ceremony held in M’poko, Bangui. The CAR, UN…

The Zambian contingent of MINUSCA has been conducting robust and aggressive both foot and motorised joint patrols with the Central African Republic Army (FACA) and Security Forces (FSI) in Birao town. Arising from the fragile security situation in Vakaga, MINUSCA Force, FACA and FSI have been…

Women’s rights have made significant progress in recent decades, from the abolition of discriminatory laws to increased numbers of girls in school. But we now face a powerful pushback. Legal protections against rape and domestic abuse are being diluted in some countries; women’s sexual and…