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Police forces - Human rights: raising awareness on judicial processes and democratic crowd management
At the initiative of UNOCA and the National Police Forces (FPN) of Gabon, a workshop opened on Monday 19 February at the FPN Command with the aim to strengthen the operational capacities of 34 police officers in the area of…
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Gabonese police: organised crime at the centre of a workshop supported by UNOCA
The training workshop of the National Police Forces (FPN) of Gabon on "organized crime" was officially opened on Monday 16 April 2018 at the Ministry of Interior, headquarters of the FPN Command, Libreville. The ceremony took…
Photo caption: Participants at the meeting in Libreville discuss several topics, including those related to the root and immediate causes of violence between farmers and herders in Central Africa. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji
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Opening in Libreville of a meeting on conflict prevention and pastoralism
A meeting to exchange experiences on conflict prevention and pastoralism (1) was opened on Tuesday 10 April at the headquarters of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) during a ceremony chaired by Mr…
In Douala, participants have unanimously welcomed the training and agreed to make good use of experiences and lessons learned in order to promote peace before, during and after elections in Cameroon. Photo/UN System in Cameroon
Capacity-building : After Ngaoundéré and Douala, Bafoussam will host a three-day workshop on media coverage of elections and the promotion of peaceful elections in Cameroon
Over 30 journalists from Northwest, Southwest and West regions will be participating in a three-day capacity building workshop on media coverage of elections and the promotion of peaceful elections in Cameroon, from 10 to 12…
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: THE UN WELCOMES OFFICIAL RESULTS OF OCTOBER 7 ELECTIONS
The UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa, Mr. François Louncény Fall, is in Sao Tome since 14 October for official business. He made a statement this Saturday, October 20 following the…
In his statement during the 8421st meeting of the Security Council held in New York on 13 December, the Head of UNOCA draw the attention of the international community on recent political and security developments in the Subregion. UN Photo/Manuel Elias.
Central Africa: Security Council discussed political and security situation
The fifteenth report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation in the Central Africa Subregion and on the activities of UNOCA has been presented to the Security Council on 13 December 2018 by his Special Representative for…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs have expressed their satisfaction after their meeting in Addis Ababa. Photo UNOCA.
Peace and Security in Central Africa: UNOCA and AU Commission Consider Joint Actions
From 16 to 19 January, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa ad Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, was in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to consult with senior officials from the African…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa, Mr. François Louncény Fall, reassured the Cameroonian Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Dion Ngute, of the availability of the UN to work with national authorities in achieving their objectives. Photo UNOCA.
Courtesy visit of the Head of UNOCA to the Cameroonian authorities
On 21 January, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, met in Yaoundé with the Cameroonian Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Dion Ngute, and the…
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Central Africa: The heads of UN presences gathered in Sao Tome pledge to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The 7 th annual meeting of special representatives and envoys of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, regional directors and resident coordinators of the UN system in Central Africa was held from 12 to 13 April 2019 in…
The Secretary General of ECCAS and the Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, calls for the electoral process to unfold in peaceful and secure conditions in Cameroon, where the electoral campaign for the legislative and municipal elections (9 February) starts on 25 January 2020. Photo UNOCA Archives
ECCAS AND UNOCA CALL FOR PEACEFULL LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN CAMEROON
The Secretary General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Ahmad Allam-Mi, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA)…
Faced with the spread of the Coronavirus, the Head of UNOCA invites all the conflicting parties in Central Africa to silence the guns to allow for the prompt and effective implementation of national response strategies in compliance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo Archives UNOCA / Norbert N. Ouendji
Call for a global ceasefire towards an effective response to COVID-19 in Central Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic, which the world has been facing since the beginning of the year, does not spare Central Africa. I wish to express my support and encouragement to the medical staff for their dedication and sacrifices in…
ECCAS Member States have recently adopted a Regional Response Strategy aimed at addressing the pandemic of COVID-19. The strategy underlines, among others, the necessity to prevent its spread. Wearing a mask is part of the preventive measures that allows to avoid being contaminated or infecting other people. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji
Amidst COVID-19 challenges, UN ‘remains operational’ across Central Africa
The coronavirus pandemic has compounded increasing economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing States and regional institutions across Central Africa, the regional UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday 12 June…