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As a response to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic (CAR), and specifically in Birao (North of the CAR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through MINUSCA donated a number of items to the local women to curb the spread of the disease. The items donated…

By Maria Kabatanya To mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on 4 June, the MINUSCA Pakistan Contingent organized an art therapy session for children at the Polyvalent School in Kaga Bandoro, to help them deal with trauma. As one of the most vulnerable groups in…

Various actors in the arts and culture sector in the Central African Republic (CAR) have joined hands to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. 25 artists in the fields of music, theatre, cinema, painting, literature and fashion design among others, came together between 8 and 18 June 2020 to…

With the December 2020 presidential elections less than six months away, preparations for the 2020/2021 election cycle in the Central African Republic (CAR) are now underway. Voter registration commenced on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 at the Lycée Barthelemy Boganda in Bangui. First in line was the Head…

Bria, Central African Republic – Peacekeepers from the MINUSCA Rwanda Contingent have constructed hundreds of cooking stoves for communities in Bria – to help improve the quality of life and create livelihoods for the local population. Several villages across the localities of Boungou, Ngongoua…

MINUSCA, today 8 July 2020, held a virtual memorial ceremony in honour of nine peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past four months. “This is the first time we have mourned so many colleagues in one ceremony, and it is a moment of great sadness for us all. The youngest of…

On a tour of eight voter registration centres in Bangui on Saturday, 11 July 2020, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (DSRSG) and Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown, called for more women at the polls as preparations for elections in the Central…

The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attack by alleged Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) armed elements on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) convoy in Gedze, Nana-Mambere prefecture in the northwest of…

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack on 13 July 2020 by alleged Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) armed elements against a convoy of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Gedze…

Each year, on Nelson’s Mandela’s birthday, we pay tribute to an extraordinary global advocate for equality, dignity and solidarity. Madiba was a moral giant of the 20th century, whose timeless legacy continues to guide us today. The theme of Nelson Mandela International Day is “Take action, inspire…

70 members of the marginalized and vulnerable group of sex workers, represented by their association in the Central African Republic (CAR), attended an educational session on preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) organized by the Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Family and Child…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) paid its last respects to Sergeant Major Edouard Nsabiyaremye, a peacekeeper from the Rwandan contingent who passed away on 13 June 2020 during an ambush by the armed group Retour…