At the end of April, the United Nations opened its new base in Ndélé, the capital of the Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture in northern CAR. The base, which has been constructed by the Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA) with funding from the Swedish government, will provide office space and accommodation for 6 people and will be open to all humanitarian and development organisations working in the area.

The large Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture borders Chad and the CAR’s northeastern Vakaga region. In 2006, Ndélé momentarily gained international notoriety when the town was occupied by the UFDR rebel group during its bid to overthrow President Bozizé in Bangui. Continue Reading »

Construction of the new joint United Nations office in Paoua, Central African Republic, will soon be finished.

Work has gotten more difficult lately though: material has become harder to find and transport, because of the rainy season. However, it is likely that the new office will be inaugaurated in early September this year. We had posted some weeks ago when the construction started.

The office will serve all UN agencies and NGOs working in north-western CAR. The VSAT internet connection will making communicating with the teams up there much easier.

The team of the Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA), who are managing the project, has brought back some photos. See below for a slideshow (wait a second for it to appear). Continue Reading »

Thanks to the support of the Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA), construction of the new joint UN office in Paoua in the north-west of the Central African Republic finally began last week.

Establishing a permanent presence in the north of CAR has been a key element of the humanitarian aid programme.

Very soon humanitarian agencies will be able to work closer to the people most in need, who often live in deplorable conditions hundreds of kilometers away from the capital.

The new offices will provide work space for both UN and NGO staff, who strive to provide protection, basic education, health services and clean water to the people of CAR. Follow the work of the Paoua office project team on our Flickr page or in the photo story below.

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