August 01

• Central African Republic: People of Strife-Torn CAR Must Not Be Forgotten - UN Official

  A senior United Nations human rights official today urged the international community not to forget the people of the Central African Republic (CAR), where State institutions... Read more »

July 24

• Central African Republic: UN Mission Concerned About Reported Rights Violations by Rebel Groups

  The United Nations political mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) is concerned about purported human rights violations in the country. Read more »

July 11

• Central African Republic: Central African Republic - UN Relief Chief Warns 'Entire Population' Affected By Crisis

  Warning that the political crisis gripping the Central African Republic (CAR) has affected its entire population, United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos and her European... Read more »

July 09

• Central African Republic: New Head of UN Peace-Building Efforts in Central African Republic Arrives in Country

  The new top envoy for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the Central African Republic (CAR), General Babacar Gaye, arrived today in the troubled country's capital, Bangui. Mr. Gaye,... Read more »

July 05

• Central African Republic: UN Reports 'Widespread' Lawlessness

  The United Nations refugee agency said today it is extremely concerned for more than 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and over 20,000 refugees who have been affected by... Read more »

July 02

• Central African Republic: Central African Republic - UN Assessment Reveals Worsening Situation for Children

  Assessments conducted in the Central African Republic (CAR) show the situation for children in the country is dramatically worsening, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)... Read more »

June 12

• Central African Republic: Senegalese General to Head UN Peacebuilding Office

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated... Read more »

June 04

• Central African Republic: UN Humanitarian Fund Allocates $7 Million for Lifesaving Aid

  An allocation of over $7.1 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will provide more than a million people in the Central African Republic - half of... Read more »

May 21

• Central African Republic: UN Measles Vaccination Campaign to Protect 125,000 Children

  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and its partners are launching an emergency measles vaccination campaign that will aim to reach 125,000 children in the Central African... Read more »

May 15

• Central African Republic: UN Envoy Urges Security Council to Bolster Security, Consider Sanctions Against Rebels

  A neutral security force is urgently needed to help restore the stability and counter the absence of law and order in the Central African Republic (CAR), a United Nations envoy... Read more »

May 10

• Central African Republic: CAR - UN Agency 'Condemns in Strongest Possible Terms' Killing of Teen Linked to Rebels

  The United Nations Children's Fund today condemned in the strongest possible terms the re-recruitment and the killing of a 17-year-old boy in the Central African Republic (CAR)... Read more »

May 06

• Central African Republic: Alarm Over Rising Violence in CAR Nature Reserve

  The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has expressed deep concern over the rise of poaching, armed violence and destruction in the Central... Read more »

April 30

• Central African Republic: Amid Worsening Violence, UN Refugee Agency Warns Against Forcible Returns

  The United Nations refugee agency today urged countries to refrain from repatriating refugees to the Central African Republic (CAR), amid worsening violence and human rights abuses... Read more »

April 25

• Central African Republic: UN Official Voices Concern At Reported Child Rights Abuses in Central African Republic

  A senior United Nations official today voiced deep concern about reports of widespread violations committed by the Séléka rebel coalition against children in the... Read more »

April 23

• Central African Republic: Children's Education Devastated By Conflict, UN Says

  Calling for quick action by authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today warned that education was becoming another casualty... Read more »

April 22

• Central African Republic: UN Official, Visiting Central African Republic, Calls for End to Abuses, Disorder

  During a visit to the Central African Republic today, the United Nations' top political official appealed for urgent efforts to establish security and end abuses against civilians,... Read more »

April 21

• Central African Republic: Top Political Official Assures Central African Leader of UN Engagement

  Meeting in Douala, Cameroon with the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations' political chief has affirmed the world Organization's continued... Read more »

April 16

• Central African Republic: UN Urges Action to Halt Rights Violations

  The United Nations human rights chief today urged action to stop the lawlessness and grave violations to civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) including torture,... Read more »

April 12

• Central African Republic: Over 2,000 Children Recruited By Forces In Central African Republic, UN Reports

  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) today said more than 2,000 boys and girls have been recruited by armed forces in the Central African Republic since the latest wave of... Read more »

April 11

• Central African Republic: Humanitarian Situation Deteriorates Further, Un Warns

  The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to deteriorate, with massive unrest and large-scale displacement across the country nearly three weeks... Read more »

April 09

• Central African Republic: As Security Council Meets on Situation, UN Flies in Emergency Aid

  With the United Nations Security Council set today to meet on the Central African Republic (CAR), where armed rebels seized power two weeks ago, more than 23 tonnes of essential... Read more »

April 05

• Central African Republic: 37,000 People Have Fled CAR Since December - UN

  Since violence flared up again in the Central African Republic (CAR) in December, more than 37,000 people have fled the country, the United Nations refugee agency said today. Read more »

April 03

• Central African Republic: Ban Concerned Over Reports of Human Rights Violations

  Secretary-General today expressed alarm at the ongoing insecurity in the Central African Republic (CAR), and in particular by reports of grave violations of human rights, including... Read more »

March 29

• Central African Republic: Unicef Warns 2 Million Children Without Basic Services

  Two million children in the Central African Republic are without basic social services and are exposed to violence following a power grab by the Séléka rebel... Read more »

March 28

• Central African Republic: Bangui Calm, but Country's Security and Aid at Risk - UN

  The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR), including the seizure of power by the Séléka rebel coalition, has exacerbated an already difficult humanitarian... Read more »