25 November 2013 – Citing mounting human rights abuses, sexual violence and other “horrors,” a top United Nations official today called on the international community for immediate action to halt the rapidly deteriorating…
18 November 2013 – A spate of armed robberies and extrajudicial killings, including those of army soldiers and a senior magistrate, has shaken Bangui, capital of the conflict-torn Central African Republic (CAR), for more than…
8 November 2013 – The top United Nations human rights official warned today that the deteriorating violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) may spin out of control, further destabilizing the country. “The latest clashes…
1 October 2013 – United Nations officials today voiced deep concern at the deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and called on the transitional authorities to take urgent measures to protect the…
24 September 2013 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for the urgent protection of civilians uprooted by the current crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) which is marked by a virtual lack…
20 September 2013 – The United Nations food relief agency is reopening its offices in the northern parts of the country and using mobile teams to reach some of the 500,000 people estimated to be in dire need of aid in the…
30 August 2013 – The United Nations food relief agency is helping thousands of people displaced by increasing violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to its spokesperson. “The…
Mogadishu - The Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly condemned the killing of six people outside Mogadishu earlier today.Reports indicate that a convoy carrying…
Mogadishu – The Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly condemned the killing of six people outside Mogadishu earlier today.Reports indicate that a convoy carrying…
Special Representative of the Secretary General Tarek Mitri addresses a forum on human rights organized by the Human Rights Committee of the General National Congress and UNSMIL (Iason Athanasiadis/UNSMIL) First Vice…
Holding a chart in one hand and a microphone in another, the moderator turned to the audience and asked: “I want to fix the water system. I want to improve the visitors’ rooms. What to do? That’s why a Development Section is…
At the 7083rd meeting of the Security Council, held on 16 December 2013, in connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “The situation in Libya”, the President of the Security Council made the following…