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Mr. Urbino Botelho, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities, during the opening ceremony of the 43rd UNSAC Meeting on 1 December 2016 in Sao Tome. Photo UNOCA

UNSAC - 44TH MINISTERIAL MEETING: Member States in Yaoundé from 29 May to 02 June

The 44th Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) will take place from 29 May to 02 June 2017 in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. It will start…
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UNOWAS and UNOCA strengthen their collaboration

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the United Nations Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) held a high-level joint meeting on 6 October in Dakar. The meeting was chaired by Mohamed Ibn Chambas…
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Photo caption: For one week, the National Police Force will strengthen its understanding of situations requiring respect for human rights, including in the context of maintaining law and order and during police custody. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji

Workshop on Human Rights: Gabonese police attend a seminar on “Human Rights Protection in the Judicial Process and Democratic Crowd Management”

Photo caption: For one week, the National Police Force will strengthen its understanding of situations requiring respect for human rights, including in the context of maintaining law and order and during police custody. Photo…
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Photo caption: UN representatives in Central Africa during their fifth annual meeting held from 23 to 24 March 2017 in Libreville. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji Archives

Central Africa: Implementation of political agreements at the center of the sixth meeting of UN representatives

The sixth meeting of the UN Secretary-General's Special Representatives and Envoys, Regional Directors and Resident Coordinators of the United Nations System in Central Africa will take place from 26 to 27 April in Libreville…
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Photo caption: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, and the Secretary-General of ECCAS, Mr. Ahmad Allam-Mi, reassured Prime Minister Simplice Mathieu Sarandji of their determination to continue working together to support ongoing efforts to restore State authority and contribute to the sustainable development of CAR. Photo UNOCA.

ECCAS and the UN reaffirm their support for initiatives for sustainable peace in CAR

The Secretary-General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Ahmad Allam-Mi, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa…
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Photo caption: The joint summit scheduled for July 2018 marks an important step in the implementation of a decision taken at the extraordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Central African Peace and Security Council (COPAX) in Yaoundé on 16 February 2015. Photo Archives Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon

ECOWAS - ECCAS: Joint Summit on peace, security, radicalization and violent extremism scheduled for July 2018

The joint Summit of the Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and ECCAS on peace, security, radicalization and violent extremism in these two sub-regions is scheduled for July 2018, according to a communiqué issued…
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Photo caption: Pastoralism, seen as "a way of life based essentially on livestock breeding, especially small ruminants, cattle and camels", is characterized, among other things, by the strategic mobility of animals - to ensure effective access to and use of common resources, as here in a village in western Cameroon. UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji

Support to organize the regional conference on pastoralism

About fifteen UN and officials from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) met from 10 to 11 April at the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) to exchange experiences on a crucial…
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