Recruitment of Consultant for the Scoping Study of “Climate Security Project in Central Africa”
Call for applications for the recruitment of an international Consultant for the scoping study of “Climate Security Project in Central Africa”. Application should be sent by Email to Ms Megumi Yoshii ( yoshii@un.org ) copying…
INFORMATION NOTE : FIGHT AGAINST BOKO HARAM
FIGHT AGAINST BOKO HARAM: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES LOUNCENY FALL AND MAHAMAT ANNADIF BEGIN A JOINT HIGH-LEVEL VISIT TO CAMEROON AND CHAD Dakar - Libreville, 18 October 2021 - As part of the implementation of United Nations…
INFORMATION NOTE : UN, ECCAS and their partners mobilized against hate speech in Central Africa
UN, ECCAS and their partners mobilized against hate speech in Central Africa Douala, 25 October 2021 - From 26 to 29 October 2021, Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, will host a regional forum to raise awareness and…
The meeting of United Nations chiefs in the subregion allows for the implementation of one of the main mission objectives of UNOCA, the entity that organizes it: to enhance coherence and coordination in their work on peace and security. Photos UNOWAS/Kouider Zerrouk
Central Africa: UN Calls for Governance Framework
At the tenth meeting of UN entities operating in the subregion, held from 1 to 2 February in Brazzaville, the Head of UNOCA stressed the need to strengthen democratic public spaces and conflict prevention tools. His…
São Tomé and Príncipe: Roundtable to mobilize international community's support for the electoral process
The country urgently needs $2.7 million for the 2022 legislative, regional and local elections and voter enumeration. The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) hosted on 3 May a roundtable to analyze…
Central Africa: UNOCA publishes a report on the impact of climate change on peace and security
The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) has published a report outlining key climate change impacts on peace and security in the subregion. The report outlines six main pathways linking climate change…
Abdou Abarry (left), here on 4 June 2019 after the presentation of his credentials to Secretary-General António Guterres as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger to the United Nations. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Mr. Abdou Abarry is the new Special Representative and Head of UNOCA
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 28 July 2022 the appointment of Abdou Abarry of Niger as his Special Representative for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central…
Africa Climate Week 2022 – Side event
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the United Nations Office Against Drugs and…
ACW 2022: UNOCA highlights linkages between climate change, peace and security in Central Africa
On 1 September, in Libreville (Gabon), the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) participated in the Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022) during a side event under with the theme “Roles of the Congo Basin rainforest…
New Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General takes up his duties in Libreville
The recently appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Abdou Abarry, arrived in Libreville on…
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Visit of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa to Angola on the occasion of the Investiture Ceremony of the President and Vice-President of the Republic
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, makes his first visit to Angola for the occasion of the…
Abdou Abarry: Regional integration, a prerequisite for taking advantage of Central Africa’s tremendous potentialities
The Special Representative and Head of UNOCA spoke on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during the Regional Integration Day of the Economic Community of Central African…