The delegation traveled to the East Region where it met with Central African refugees and other stakeholders. UNOCA photo/Dana Palade.
Cameroon: the issue of refugees at the heart of an UNSAC visit
The Bureau of the United Nations United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) carried out a field visit to Cameroon, from 9 to 16 October 2022, in order to collect and analyze…
22nd ECCAS Summit: The United Nations reiterates its support for effective regional integration
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, participated in the 22 nd ordinary session of…
UNSAC: Special Representative's encouragements to experts gathered in São Tomé and Príncipe for their 55th meeting
Arrived in São Tomé on Tuesday 16 May, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, met the following day with the experts gathered for the 55 th meeting of the…
UNSAC: The effects of climate change and transhumance on regional stability
The 55 th meeting of experts of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) continued in São Tomé on the theme "Climate security from the perspective of conflict prevention…
UNSAC: Cameroon encouraged to conduct the validation process of the draft Regional Strategy to address and counter hate speech
Experts from the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) completed their work on Thursday 18 May, in São Tomé. Their report will be examined during the ministerial session on…
Central Africa: peace and security at the heart of UNSAC Member States’ concerns
The 55 th meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) ended in São Tomé on 19 May, with the ministerial session. The official opening ceremony was chaired by the…
GABON/ECCAS: UNOCA supports the High-Level Conference on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
The Conference of Ministers in charge of Gender and the Advancement of Women of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) began on 25 May in Libreville, Gabon, under the theme "Building a Common Agenda for the…
This is the second time that Mr. Abarry will brief the UN Security Council since taking office in September 2022. His first briefing took place 8 December 2022. UN Photo/Loey Felipe (archive)
The situation in Central Africa: Special Representative Abarry briefs the Security Council on 5 June
Arrived in New York on 31 May 2023, the Special Representative and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, will introduce, on Monday 5 June, to the Security Council, the 24 th report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the…
The Special Representative and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, noted that the support of Security Council members was "precious" to guarantee peace and stability during upcoming major political events in Central Africa. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Electoral processes: Avoid at all costs episodes of violence fueled by hate speech
The Special Representative and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, introduced on Monday 5 June to the Security Council the 24 th report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the situation in Central Africa and the…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General to the African Union (AU) and Head of UNOAU, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga (second row, 1st from left), stressed the importance of solidarity within the sub-region and with other regions of the continent "following the example of the Quadripartite on the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo," which recently took place in Luanda. Photo: Presidency of the Republic of Gabon
The UN calls for a strengthening of ECCAS resources
At the 23 rd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) on 1 July, in Libreville, the United Nations encouraged member countries to provide this sub-regional…
The States of Central Africa want to accelerate the process of adopting the Strategy and Action Plan to address and counter hate speech
Yaoundé (Cameroon), 6 July 2023 – Experts from the 11 member countries of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) have met since 5 July 2023 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in a…
Central Africa: Another milestone reached in the process of adoption of a Regional Strategy to address and counter hate speech
Experts and representatives of Member States of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) have reached another milestone in the process of “ownership, political endorsement…