MINUSCA News

Plumbing is the profession of choice for 20 inmates at the Ngaragba central men’s prison in Bangui, Central African Republic. Among them is Aubin (not his real name), whose day begins with the same ritual: donning the…

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has a new police commissioner – General Christophe Kabango Bizimungu from Rwanda. He was today officially welcomed to the Mission during a ceremony held in…

For over a half-century, the Republic of Serbia has answered the United Nations call for peacekeeping in the world. Peacekeepers serving with the MINUSCA Serbian Contingent were today awarded the UN service medal for their…

The Deputy Representative of the UN Secretary-General in the Central African Republic, Lizbeth Cullity, met with 80 beneficiaries of MINUSCA’s Community Violence Reduction (CVR) Programme, at two training centres – the Bon…

Defense forces, soldiers from nearby countries and other security personnel have been fighting an “asymmetric war” against armed groups, sparking an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis”, the top UN official in the country told…

Editors of media outlets and members of civil society in the Central African Republic (CAR) were invited to an awareness-raising session on combating disinformation held in Bangui on 14-15 June. Disinformation and “fake news”…

Meeting with the population and local authorities to listen to their security concerns was top of the agenda for the MINUSCA Deputy Force Commander, Major General Paulo Maia Pereira, during a visit to Bria, Haute-Kotto…

Like many other basic rights, access to health care has long been compromised by ongoing conflict in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR). Reason for the MINUSCA Pakistani contingent (PAKBATT) in Kaga-Bandoro, central…

Why is MINUSCA in the Central African Republic (CAR)? And how does the Mission work with the Central African government? Spreading the word on the MINUSCA mandate is the focus of a five-day workshop for over 150 youth, women…

The citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) have endured decades of war and conflict. Merveille Yayoro, a young reporter at Guira-FM, the radio station run by the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSCA), says…

MARIA KABATANYA To mark Menstrual Health Week (6-12 June 2021), the Female Engagement Team of the MINUSCA Zambian contingent (ZAMBATT) and the Mission’s gender unit came together to champion girls’ reproductive health rights…

The Zambian contingent (ZAMBATT VI) deployed to Birao in the north of the Central African Republic has handed over a furnished house to the previously homeless Tongoushi family – providing them with not only much-needed…