Clashes in Central African Republic as UN authorises French intervention
A major French military intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR) is expected within days after the UN security council authorised French and African troops to use force to protect civilians...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UN must not let peacekeepers fail (Amnesty...
(Source: Amnesty International) The international community must give peacekeepers in the Central African Republic all the means necessary to protect civilians or risk an escalation in atrocities that...
View ArticleUN OKs military action in Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council has authorized increased military action by France and African troops to try to end near-anarchy in the Central African Republic. The council unanimously approved a...
View ArticleAfrican Union: Concrete action urgently needed to halt atrocities in Central...
(Source: Amnesty International Australia) The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council must act urgently and clarify its plans to deploy the new African-led peacekeeping mission to tackle the...
View ArticleAfrican Union: Concrete action urgently needed to halt atrocities in Central...
(Source: Amnesty International) The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council must act urgently and clarify its plans to deploy the new African-led peacekeeping mission to tackle the spiralling...
View ArticleUS Calls for Disarmament in CAR
Margaret Besheer UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has arrived in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, where she is to meet with government officials...
View ArticleUN Security Council faces vote on CAR violence
Share Photo✉ African Union MISCA troops from Cameroon wait for Seleka soldiers manning a checkpoint in Boali, some 80kms (50 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, to let a World Food...
View ArticleFrance to boost Central African force with U.N. backing
PARIS/BANGUI (Reuters) - France said on Tuesday it would increase its force in Central African Republic to at least 1,000 soldiers once a U.N. resolution is passed next week to try to prevent sectarian...
View ArticleUN Security Council faces vote on CAR violence; would increase French and...
Published December 05, 2013Associated Press Christian children from the village of Bouebou, some 40 kms (30 miles) North of Bangui, Central African Republic, are packed in the trunk of a taxi to flee...
View ArticleMore French soldiers arrive in Bangui
Bangui, Central African Republic - More than 200 French troops will on Monday begin the hard task of boosting efforts to halt spiralling violence in the troubled Central African Republic as rebels...
View ArticleExtra French troops to tackle C. Africa violence
AFP - More than 200 French troops begin Monday the hard task of boosting efforts to halt spiralling violence in the troubled Central African Republic as rebels withdrew from the capital Bangui. The...
View ArticleOpen letter to the UN Security Council on the Central African Republic...
(Source: International Crisis Group) Brussels| 15 Nov 2013 Excellencies, The Security Council must take decisive action this month to prevent further deterioration in the Central African Republic...
View ArticleFrance to triple military deployment in Central African Republic
Number of troops will increase to 1,200 in attempt to tackle increasing violence following ousting of president in March French soldiers at a checkpoint in Bangui, Central African Republic. Photograph:...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UN must tackle the looming human catastrophe...
(Source: Amnesty International) The UN must take full account of the human catastrophe of epic proportions unfolding in the Central African Republic (CAR) when considering the options presented by the...
View ArticleCentral African Republic says France to boost troops
PARIS/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - France will triple the number of its soldiers in the Central African Republic to 1,200 to bolster security after months of violence, the war-torn nation's prime...
View ArticleMore French troops deploy in Central African Republic
Related articles France ponders tripling troops in CAR to avoid ‘implosion’ CAR has urged warlord Kony and his rebels to surrender CAR’s coup government calls for peace force BANGUI — More than 200...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: UN peacekeeping mission needed to avoid mass...
(Source: Amnesty International) The UN Security Council has no time to waste to authorize a robust peacekeeping force for deployment to the Central African Republic to protect civilians from the...
View ArticleUN peacekeeping mission needed to avoid mass slaughter in Central African...
(Source: Amnesty International Australia) The UN Security Council has no time to waste to authorise a robust peacekeeping force for deployment to the Central African Republic to protect civilians from...
View ArticleU.N. urged to consider Central African Republic peacekeepers
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is planning to vote this week on a draft resolution that would urge the United Nations to explore the possibility of establishing a U.N....
View ArticleCentral African Republic needs UN peacekeepers now
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been plunged into chaos by sectarian violence in the nine months since a coalition of Muslim rebels called Seleka ousted the country’s president, François Bozizé...
View ArticleU.N. Security Council asks for Central African peacekeeping options
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday urging the United Nations to consider establishing a full-fledged peacekeeping force in virtually lawless...
View ArticleUnited States Senate condemns violence in the Central African Republic (US...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 14, 2014 CONTACT: Ian Koski at 202-224-5042 Senate unanimously welcomes international peacekeeping efforts and calls on...
View ArticleCouncil approves peacekeepers for CAR
New York - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday authorised the creation of a nearly 12 000-strong UN peacekeeping force in Central African Republic in a bid to end violence between...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: A Country in Turmoil (HRW - Human Rights Watch)
(Source: HRW - Human Rights Watch) (Bangui) - Thousands of civilians are in dire need of immediate protection and assistance in the Central African Republic. One year after a coup by the Seleka rebel...
View ArticleU.N. Security Council OKs peacekeepers for Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS/BANGUI (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council authorized on Thursday the creation of a nearly 12,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic in a bid to...
View ArticleEU and African leaders must not fail the people of Central African Republic...
(Source: Amnesty International Australia) The European Union (EU)'s deployment of up to 1,000 troops must only be the beginning of the international community's renewed response to the violence and...
View ArticleEU and African leaders must not fail the people of Central African Republic...
(Source: Amnesty International) The European Union (EU)'s deployment of up to 1,000 troops must only be the beginning of the international community's renewed response to the violence and ethnic...
View ArticleQ&A: The Central African Republic’s human rights crisis (Amnesty International)
(Source: Amnesty International) Background The Seleka militia (meaning "alliance" in Sango, the national language) was responsible for widespread and systematic human rights abuses in the Central...
View ArticleCentral African Republic: Amnesty names key suspects in new report (Amnesty...
(Source: Amnesty International United Kingdom Section) More than six months since the conflict in Central African Republic (CAR) escalated, large-scale killings and mutilation of civilians have...
View ArticleUN takes over peacekeeping in Central African Republic
President welcomes step towards stability after ‘cycles of barbaric violence’ but others warn of rights violations ...
View ArticleCAR: Full deployment of UN peacekeepers urgently needed to protect civilian...
(Source: Amnesty International USA) The new United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) must be urgently brought up to full capacity to enable it to ensure the protection...
View ArticleApproved UN Mission in CAR Will Not Address Immediate Needs (Refugees...
(Source: Refugees International) Washington, DC - Refugees International welcomes the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing a UN peacekeeping operation in the Central...
View ArticleCAR: Urgent deployment of EU peacekeepers needed to quell fresh violence...
(Source: Amnesty International) The European Union (EU) must immediately put into action its plans to deploy peacekeeping troops to protect civilians in the Central African Republic amid a worrying new...
View ArticleCAR: Urgent deployment of EU peacekeepers needed to quell fresh violence...
(Source: Amnesty International Australia) The European Union (EU) must immediately put into action its plans to deploy peacekeeping troops to protect civilians in the Central African Republic amid a...
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