Khartoum, 30 December 2020— On 22 December 2020, The UN Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2559 which ends UNAMID’s mandate on 31 December 2020. This was the culmination of a sustained process of consideration of…
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and their human rights, were celebrated by playing wheelchair basketball in Juba. Victoria Alex travelled five kilometers in a taxi from Gudele 2 on the city’s outskirts to…
A man on a bike on a mission: raising awareness on COVID-19 in remote Ibba County, in several languages. At long last, a patrol team of peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan managed to navigate…
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks on 25 December 2020 against the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Dékoa and near…
The Secretary-General takes note of the verdict of 22 December by Lebanon’s Permanent Military Court convicting Mr. Mahmoud Bazzi and sentencing him to 15 years for the kidnapping and killing of two United Nations…
The 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections are underway in the Central African Republic (CAR). Voters turned out early to cast their votes in the 27 December 2020 general elections as the country goes to the polls…
On the eve of the 2020/2021 presidential and legislative elections in the Central African Republic, we talk to a first-time voter about her hopes and dreams as she heads to the polls to cast her ballot. Tell us about yourself…
Professor Danièle Darlan sits atop one of, if not the most influential institution in the country – the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic (CAR). For three years, she has steered the establishment that will…
As Central Africans prepare to take part in the general elections on 27 December, the Secretary-General calls on all stakeholders to ensure that the polls are conducted in a peaceful, inclusive and credible manner. To that…
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres: As Central Africans prepare to take part in the general elections on 27 December, the Secretary-General calls on all…
As Central Africans prepare to take part in the general elections on 27 December, the Secretary-General calls on all stakeholders to ensure that the polls are conducted in a peaceful, inclusive and credible manner. To that…
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary‑General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns today’s attacks by unidentified armed combatants on Central African national defence…