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UN agencies warn again of record hunger next year in West and Central Africa

Dec 10, 2022, at 12:52 am

New York: The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of 48 million next year, which should serve as a final “wake-up call” for regional governments to act now, three UN agencies said on Thursday.

Amidst COVID-19 challenges, UN ‘remains operational’ across Central Africa

Jun 13, 2020, at 04:47 pm

New York/IBNS: The coronavirus pandemic has compounded increasing economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing States and regional institutions across Central Africa, the regional UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday.

‘Regional security and integration’ in Central Africa under threat, Security Council warned

Jun 05, 2019, at 09:30 am

New York, June 5 (IBNS): Recurrent and often deadly clashes between pastoralists and farmers in several countries in Central Africa continue to cause “serious concern”, threatening “regional security and integration”, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.

UN calls for support to implement Central Africa’s newly minted peace agreement

Feb 03, 2019, at 05:02 pm

New York, Feb 3 (IBNS): After 10 days of negotiations, the Central African government and 14 armed groups reached a peace agreement on Saturday, according to a tweet from the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).  

Rising insecurity in Central Africa Republic threatens wider region, Security Council told

Dec 14, 2018, at 09:00 am

New York, Dec 14 (IBNS): Rising violence in the Central African Republic threatens to spill across the border into neighbouring countries, creating further instability, a senior United Nations official warned on Thursday, urging continued and coordinated regional efforts to bolster peace and security.

Central Africa: Security Council concerned by 'grave security situation', calls for better agency cooperation

Aug 11, 2018, at 08:41 am

New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): With Central African countries beset by ongoing terrorist activity, instability and the effects of climate change, the Security Council has asked the United Nations Secretary-General to review the work of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), and recommend areas for improvement.

Alarmed by plight of Central African refugees in Chad, UN urges funding to scale up humanitarian response

Mar 17, 2018, at 02:24 pm

New York, Mar 17 (JEN): Thousands of refugees who have fled violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) to Chad are facing food and shelter shortages the United Nations refugee agency said Friday, warning that this is the largest influx in for years into the small landlocked country.

Central Africa’s iconic mammals threatened by poachers, armed groups – UN environment wing

Jan 20, 2018, at 12:39 pm

New York, Jan 20 (JEN): Elephants, giraffes, rhinos and other magnificent mammals targeted in wildlife conservation areas of Central Africa are under threat of extinction, caught in the crosshairs of armed groups and highly-militarized poachers, the United Nations environment wing warned on Friday.