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Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Mankeur Ndiaye, CAR Special…

Editors of media outlets and members of civil society in the Central African Republic (CAR) were invited to an awareness-raising session on combating disinformation held in Bangui on 14-15 June. Disinformation and “fake news” are becoming increasingly widespread in the CAR, exacerbated by new…

The Deputy Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic, Lizbeth Cullity, met with 80 beneficiaries of MINUSCA’s Community Violence Reduction (CVR) Programme, at two training centres – the Bon Berger School in PK5 and the Local Committee for Peace & Reconciliation in…

For over a half-century, the Republic of Serbia has answered the United Nations call for peacekeeping in the world. Peacekeepers serving with the MINUSCA Serbian Contingent were today awarded the UN service medal for their contribution to peace in the Central African Republic (CAR). The 72-strong…

Like many other basic rights, access to health care has long been compromised by ongoing conflict in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR). Reason for the MINUSCA Pakistani contingent (PAKBATT) in Kaga-Bandoro, central CAR, to offer free medical care to residents of the Lazare IDP Camp on 17…

MARIA KABATANYA To mark Menstrual Health Week (6-12 June 2021), the Female Engagement Team of the MINUSCA Zambian contingent (ZAMBATT) and the Mission’s gender unit came together to champion girls’ reproductive health rights at the Lyc é e Moderne in Birao (Vakaga prefecture), in the north of the…

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has a new police commissioner – General Christophe Kabango Bizimungu from Rwanda. He was today officially welcomed to the Mission during a ceremony held in Bangui. “It is not possible to achieve anything without peace. As police…

Plumbing is the profession of choice for 20 inmates at the Ngaragba central men’s prison in Bangui, Central African Republic. Among them is Aubin (not his real name), whose day begins with the same ritual: donning the obligatory work clothes and especially the safety shoes. After receiving…

The UN peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) welcomed 300 Rwandan peacekeepers on 3 August 2021. Deployment of the additional boots on the ground is aimed at strengthening the Mission’s capacity. The reinforcements were authorized by UN Security Council Resolution 2566 on…

GENEVA / BANGUI (4 August 2021) – A UN report published today details the dire and worsening human rights situation over the past year in the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed groups carried out a violent bid to disrupt elections. In response, the country’s defence and security forces…

The donation from the MINUSCA Cameroonian Formed Police Unit to the infirmary of the Ngaragba central men’s prison in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) might not have looked like much, but when the prison’s head nurse started to speak, it quickly became apparent that the seemingly modest 14…

As the seventh largest contributor of troops to UN peacekeeping operations at present, the Arab Republic of Egypt certainly pulls its weight in working to contribute to global peace. In the Central African Republic (CAR), 990 blue helmets belonging to the MINUSCA Egyptian contingent were, on 10…