Zentralafrikanische Republik
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Mission de Consolidation de la Paix en Centrafrique (Sonstige)
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UN Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic (UN-Peacebuilding)
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Tens of thousands uprooted by violence in northern CAR (14.09.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Increased violence has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Chad, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today. Some 12,000 people – the entire population of the area between the towns of Markounda and Silambi – have been uprooted, according to UN Humanitarian Coordinator for CAR Toby Lanzer. … In the past 18 months, nearly 300,000 people have been uprooted from their homes because of conflict within the CAR’s borders, … .
Bozize probes LRA incursion reports (28.08.2007)
(Quelle: IWPR) But he faces almost insuperable difficulties in assessing whether the LRA is operating alongside CAR rebels. General Francois Bozize, president of the Central African Republic, has given an assurance to his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni that his administration is investigating United Nations reports that rebels of northern Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA, have entered the CAR to join up with anti-Bozize guerrillas.
Ban Ki-moon alters plans for UN presence in Chad, Central African Republic (16.08.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has unveiled revised plans for a United Nations presence in the troubled east of Chad and northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR), proposing that the European Union (EU) field a military force and the UN focus on training police and civilian areas such as human rights and the rule of law.
Court urged to probe officials (04.07.2007)
(Quelle: IWPR) As it begins investigating the CAR conflict, the ICC is facing calls to adopt a more even-handed approach. Human rights groups are urging Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, to do a better job of probing government officials as he embarks on his fourth investigation, in the Central African Republic, CAR.
Security Council urges opposing Central African groups to hold dialogue (03.07.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) The Security Council today called on authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to hold a dialogue with the country’s opposition forces and civil society groups amid mounting concern at the continuing violence and instability in the impoverished country. Council members, who heard a briefing from Lamine Cissé, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative and the head of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in the country (BONUCA), also said they remain willing to consider deploying a multi-dimensional UN mission to the northeast of the CAR and to neighbouring Chad.
Central African Republic facing precarious situation – UN report (27.06.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) The situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains extremely precarious, marked by deteriorating humanitarian conditions, repeated violations of human rights, a culture of impunity, a lack of dialogue and tolerance between opposing groups, and persistent poverty and corruption, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns today.
Government, rebels sign UN deal on reintegrating child soldiers (18.06.2007)
(Quelle: allAfrica) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Central African Republic (CAR) and the country's major rebel group have signed an agreement that will allow some child soldiers in the northeast - the scene of fierce fighting in recent months - to return to their families and become reintegrated with their former communities.
CAR: recent arrivals in Chad transferred, thousands more feared displaced in North-West (05.06.2007)
(Quelle: allAfrica) In southern Chad, 277 refugees from the Central African Republic who crossed the border last week fleeing attacks on the north-western town of Ngaoundaye by what they described as a rebel group and government forces, have been transferred to Dosseye refugee camp near Gore, the main town in south Chad. After initial rebel attacks on Ngaoundaye, government forces reportedly entered the town and burned 540 houses, forcing most of the estimated 3,000 to 4,000 inhabitants to flee their homes. … The area remains insecure and inaccessible to UN staff. It is difficult to get precise information but initial reports from humanitarian workers on the ground indicate that up to 20,000 people might be displaced in the area.
Central Africa demands removal of armed Sudanese (28.05.2007)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The Central African Republic government on Saturday demanded that neighbouring Sudan remove armed Sudanese men alleged to have entered its territory, national radio reported. Foreign Minister Come Zoumara met with Sudan’s ambassador in Bangui, Ahmed Hassan Said, and 'expressed the Central African Republic government’s discontentment and strong protest before the presence of armed men from Sudan on its territory who entered on the 24th and 25th of May.' … A military source in the Central African Republic government told AFP the men arrived in the country after clashes between the Sudanese military and rebels in Darfur.
International Criminal Court opens probe into CAR (22.05.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Acting on a referral by the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR), the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) today announced an investigation into alleged crimes – especially widespread rape – committed there in 2002 and 2003, and voiced support for efforts by the United Nations to achieve a comprehensive solution to ongoing instability in the country. “My Office has carefully reviewed information from a range of sources. We believe that grave crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the Court were committed in the Central African Republic,” said ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo in a news release.
Central African rebels to free 400 child soldiers (18.05.2007)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) Rebels fighting a low-intensity war in the northeast of Central African Republic, one of the poorest countries on earth, have agreed to release 400 child soldiers, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Friday. … A spokeswoman for UNICEF in the capital Bangui said the children were expected to be demobilised in early June, once the last details of the agreement have been finalised.
Military clash with rebels (30.04.2007)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) At least one government soldier was killed in fighting with rebels in the Central African Republic, only days after the siging of a peace deal with a major insurgent group, a military source said Friday. The source said the soldier died when rebels of the People's Army for the Restoration of the Republic and Democracy (APRD) attacked a military convoy at Bang, 500 kilometres (300 miles) northwest of the capital, on April 17. The attacks sparked clashes in a number of places, causing residents to flee across the nearby border into Cameroon and Chad, other sources said. … The APRD, formed in 2005, is one of a number of groups opposed to President Francois Bozize which have been fighting the government across the north of the country.
CAR rebels 'to lay down weapons' (13.04.2007)
(Quelle: BBC) Rebels in the Central African Republic have signed a deal to end the conflict, an army general says. 'We believe that peace has finally taken root,' said Gen Raymond Ndougou, who signed for the government. The UFDR rebels have reportedly agreed to disarm and for their fighters to join the national army but other rebels remain active in the remote north-east. … A draft agreement says the UFDR will be recognised as a political party and will help manage the country. A law will be passed extending amnesty to former rebel fighters.
International force in CAR possible – UN humanitarian chief (04.04.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) A multi-dimensional international force could be deployed to the troubled northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) without the approval of neighbouring Chad, which is beset by its own civil strife, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official said today. But John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told the Security Council that some sort of international presence is also vital in eastern Chad, where hundreds of thousands of refugees from the CAR and Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, as well as internally displaced persons (IDPs), are living.
Thousands flee into Darfur after raid by French troops devastated 'ghost town' (30.03.2007)
(Quelle: The Independent) A raid by French paratroops on rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) destroyed a town and forced 2,000 civilians to flee into neighbouring Darfur. Details of the three-day operation - the extent of which had been kept secret by the French army chief of staff - were obtained by The Independent after a United Nations emergency mission travelled to Birao, which is on the Sudan border. 'We found a ghost town,' said Toby Lanzer, UN humanitarian affairs co-ordinator for CAR. 'It was like Grozny or parts of Mogadishu. Seventy per cent of buildings were burnt and only about 600 civilians were left. They were in a dazed state. They have nothing.
UN launches emergency aid response to fighting in Central African Republic (23.03.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Calling it “a major humanitarian crisis,” the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching emergency action to provide immediate aid to women and children in the northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) who have been driven from their homes by recent fighting between the Government and rebels. … Prior to this month’s fighting, some 14,000 people lived in Birao, but after a visit on Wednesday, UN country humanitarian coordinator Toby Lanzer estimated that no more than 600 people remain, the rest having fled the violence and believed to be living in the bush. … Overall 1 million people in CAR, a quarter of the population, are affected by widespread and deteriorating insecurity in a country which, according to the UN Human Development Index, is the sixth least developed country in the world.
More violence reported in tense northwest (16.03.2007)
(Quelle: allAfrica) Several civilians have been killed and homes burnt by the army in ongoing clashes with rebels in northwestern Central African Republic, an international advocacy group has said. … The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates there are 150,000 internally displaced people across the CAR. One million people live in the conflict-affected northwestern region.
Rebels clash with French forces (05.03.2007)
(Quelle: New York Times) Rebels in the Central African Republic said they attacked French Army positions in the northern town of Birao on Sunday after French warplanes bombed their forces, killing three of them. “We responded by attacking the French positions, and they have also taken several wounded,” said Ahmat Amadine, a rebel spokesman, adding that residents of the town had fled into the bush to avoid the fighting. … In December, France sent special forces backed by helicopters and fighter jets to dislodge rebel fighters from Birao and elsewhere in the Central African Republic, a former French colony. Since then, France has maintained forces in the area.
UN chief suggests Chad, CAR force (21.02.2007)
(Quelle: BBC) The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has called for up to 11,000 peacekeepers to be sent to Chad and the Central African Republic. Mr Ban said the troops were needed to protect people affected by the Darfur conflict in neighbouring Sudan. In a report to the UN Security Council, Mr Ban proposed two options. The first option calls for 6,000 troops to be backed by helicopters, while the second envisages a more ground-based mission with 10,900 troops. Mr Ban said he recommended the second option because it could respond to unforeseen events.
Uganda: Kony, Otti enter Central African Republic (20.02.2007)
(Quelle: allAfrica) More than 400 fighters of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), led by their leaders Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti, have entered the Central African Republic, the army has said. Kony entered the strife-torn country through Tambura in South Sudan, while Otti sneaked in directly from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sources said the rebels are targeting the national park in the south-east of the country, where there is hardly any government presence. Last week, an advance party of 40 rebels crossed to the Central African Republic, where they looted food and drugs from Yangiri dispensary. The main group of 400 rebels, who were camped 35km south of Tambura town, followed on Monday. 'We have received information that the Ugandan rebels and their top leadership are now in the Central African Republic,' the defence ministry spokesman, Major Felix Kulayigye, said yesterday.
Fresh attacks force hundreds of Central Africans to flee into Chad (09.02.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) A new and particularly brutal round of attacks on villages in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR) has driven hundreds of people into neighbouring Chad over the past month, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported today. Some 400 refugees arrived in Bekoninga, a southern Chadian village, late last month, and an estimated 200 others are expected to cross the border soon, according to Jennifer Pagonis, a spokesperson for UNHCR in Geneva. The latest arrivals – mostly women and children and a mix of ethnic Peuls and Arabs – join about 46,000 refugees from the CAR living in four UNHCR-operated camps in southern Chad. About 300 have already been transferred to one of the camps.
Central Africa signs peace deal with rebels - Libya (03.02.2007)
(Quelle: Sudan Tribune) The Central African Republic signed a Libyan-brokered peace accord on Friday with two rebel groups, Libyan officials said. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi watched the signing in his home town of Sirte in Libya alongside Central African President Francois Bozize, they said. Under the deal, the government and the two rebel factions — the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR) and the People’s Democratic Front — agreed to stop hostilities and allow the rebels to integrate the ranks of government security and military forces or public service administration.
U.N. team checks out CAR appeal for peacekeepers (30.01.2007)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) U.N. security experts on Tuesday began evaluating an appeal from Central African Republic for U.N. peacekeepers to protect its borders, days after the country's president held peace talks with some rebel leaders. The United Nations Security Council is considering whether to deploy U.N. blue-helmets to Chad and Central African Republic to secure their frontiers against rebels and armed raiders spilling over from Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region. An assessment mission sent by the Council, the second since November, visited Chad last week and arrived in Central African Republic on Tuesday to tour northern areas hit by rebel attacks last year and earlier this month.
Egregious violations’ of rights in Central African Republic force thousands to flee: UN (26.01.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Around 40,000 people in the impoverished Central African Republic (CAR) have been forced to flee their homes because of summary executions and ethnic violence, a joint United Nations mission reported today, as the world body’s top aid official warned of the appalling suffering from these “egregious violations of human rights.” For fear of reprisals linked to the ongoing conflict between Government Security Forces and the armed opposition, the entire populations of some centres in the north and northeast of the strife-torn country have left their homes, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.
New UN assessment team off to Chad, Central African Republic Friday (19.01.2007)
(Quelle: Reliefweb) A small UN team will kick off a 16-day mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) Friday to assess prospects for deploying a robust UN force to protect civilians caught in the spillover from Sudan's Darfur conflict. A senior UN official, who asked not to be named, said a first batch from the 30-member team would arrive in N'Djamena Sunday night and would begin work Monday. The team will be led by Francois Dureau, of the UN Department of Peacekeeping operations (DPKO), and will comprise two separate groups which will hold talks and conduct field visits in both Chad and CAR.
Neue Kämpfe in Zentralafrikanischer Republik (17.01.2007)
(Quelle: taz) Nach Wochen relativer Ruhe sind in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik erneut heftige Kämpfe zwischen Rebellen und der Regierungsarmee ausgebrochen. Die Armee erklärte, sie habe am Montag einen Rebellenangriff auf Paoua, 400 Kilometer nördlich der Hauptstadt Bangui, abgewehrt. … Bei den Angreifern soll es sich nach Armeeangaben um Kämpfer der APRD (Volksarmee zur Wiederherstellung der Republik und der Demokratie) handeln, die dem Expräsidenten Ange-Felix Patassé nahe steht und vom ehemaligen Armeeoberst Bedaya N'djadder Mounoumbaye geführt wird.
Security Council calls for quick action on possible UN force (16.01.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) The Security Council today asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to submit his recommendations by the middle of next month on the possibility and scope of a formal United Nations presence in eastern Chad and the northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) – where UN humanitarian officials are alarmed about the impact of increasingly frequent rebel attacks.
UN team on peacekeeping options heads to Central African Republic in next two weeks (15.01.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) A United Nations assessment mission will head to the Central African Republic (CAR) within the next fortnight to consider whether blue helmets should be sent to stabilize the troubled country and its neighbour Chad in the wake of recent clashes between rebels and Government forces in both countries. Lamine Cissé, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for the CAR, told reporters today after giving a briefing to the Security Council that the mission team is currently determining its terms of reference and will travel to the region either “next week or the week after.”
UN Security Council pursues UN force option (10.01.2007)
(Quelle: Irinnews) United Nations Security Council members emerged from a lengthy meeting on Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Darfur on Wednesday, agreeing by consensus to send a new technical assessment mission to Chad and CAR “as quickly as possible” according to current Council president, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. “They are going to look into the possibility of deploying a UN peace mission,” said Churkin, who declined to give details about a future peacekeeping force.
UN reports security deterioration (08.01.2007)
(Quelle: UN News) Security in the Central African Republic (CAR) has deteriorated over the past two months, especially in the north and along the borders with Chad and the Sudan, according to the latest United Nations report on the impoverished country where humanitarian agencies are struggling to reach up to 1 million people affected by violence. The report points to a climate of tension between Sudan, Chad and the CAR “that is not propitious to a rapprochement.”