International Day of UN Peacekeepers | UN Secretary-General's Message
With unwavering courage, United Nations peacekeepers step into danger – to help protect those who need protection, preserve peace, and restore hope in some of the world’s most challenging contexts. Today, we honour their…
Message from the Secretary-General | World Environment Day
This World Environment Day focuses on solutions to beat plastic pollution. And rightly so. Plastic pollution is choking our planet – harming ecosystems, well-being, and the climate. Plastic waste clogs rivers, pollutes the…
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MINUSCA condemns an attack against its peacekeepers near Zémio in Haut-Mbomou
Bangui, 17 June 2025 – The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) strongly condemns the attack carried out by armed elements against one of its Force patrols…
Secretary-General's message for 2025 on hate speech
Hate speech is poison in the well of society. It has paved the way for violence and atrocity during the darkest chapters of human history. Ethnic and religious minorities often bear the brunt - facing discrimination…
MINUSCA condemns deadly attack against peacekeepers in Vakaga
Bangui, 21 June 2025 - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central…
Nelson Mandela International Day \ Secretary-General's Message
Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life showed how one person can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity. Just as Madiba’s life was a triumph of the human spirit, his legacy…
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MINUSCA mourns the loss of five peacekeepers in road accident
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) is deeply saddened by the loss of five of its peacekeepers following a tragic road accident that occurred on…
MINUSCA pays tribute to five Congolese Blue Helmets of the UN Police
It was at the camp of the MINUSCA Formed Police Unit of the Republic of Congo (FPU-Congo 11) in Bambari, that a ceremony was held on 24 September 2025, to pay tribute to the five Congolese peacekeepers who were victims of a…
Paving the way for peace: 3R combatants lay down their arms in north-western CAR
MARIA KABATANYA Sanguere-Lim, CAR – As the disarmament team approached, the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) combatants stood in two orderly lines expectantly, youthful faces and graying heads alike. Some carried…
Armed group combatants disarm in Bangui
MARIA KABATANYA Disarmament remains on track in the Central African Republic (CAR) as national authorities concluded a three-day operation in the country’s capital Bangui, targeting combatants from several armed groups, with…
Secretary-General's message | UN Day
“We the peoples of the United Nations...” These are not just the opening words of the United Nations Charter – they define who we are. The United Nations is more than an institution. It is a living promise – spanning borders…
Civil-military activities: A positive legacy in the protection of civilians
In UN peacekeeping, the protection of civilians is perhaps more commonly exemplified by a conventional kind of security— standing guard, patrols, robust military postures. But this all-important task is, in fact, a versatile…