On 25 April, the Preparatory Committee for the Inclusive Political Dialogue (PCIPD) handed out its conclusions to President François Bozizé, initiating the 45 day period to organize the actual dialogue.
On this occasion, François Lonseny Fall, the UN Special Representative to the General Secretary, congratulated President Bozizé for the political will he demonstrated during the […]
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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 […]
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Professor Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions visited the Central African Republic to inquire into extra-judicial executions in the recent past.
In his preliminary report, he states that “Up until very recently Government forces were burning entire villages to the ground and summarily executing large […]
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced on 8 January that the Central African Republic was eligible for continuing support from the UN Peacebuilding Fund. This announcement follows an emergency decision last September to provide $800,000 in support of a broad-based political dialogue in the country. The Peacebuilding Fund was launched in October 2006 with a mandate to […]
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Below is an open letter by Toby Lanzer, United Nations Resident Coordinator in CAR, to The Independent newspaper in response to Johann Hari’s article “Inside France’s secret war”. Mr Lanzer’s letter suggests unbalanced coverage and a lack of attention to the Central African Republic’s recent progress.
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The Central African Republic (CAR) successfully held its first Development Partner Round Table in Brussels on Friday, gathering much needed donor support for the impoverished nation. Donors pledged to spend USD 600 million over the next three years to finance crucial humanitarian and development projects.
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The UN System in CAR held a series of public information days earlier this week at the Alliance Française in Bangui, culminating in United Nations Day on Wednesday, October 24. The public was invited to visit stands set up by most UN agencies, ask questions and debate agency representatives, as well as attend presentations on […]
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