BANGUI, 22 May 2007 (IRIN) - Les rebelles du nord-est de la République centrafricaine (RCA) ont accepté d’engager des négociations en vue de la démobilisation de centaines d’enfants soldats enrôlé...
[22 May 2007] – Acting on a referral by the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR), the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced an investigation into alleged crimes – especially widespread rape,...
[BANGUI, 18 May 2007] – Negotiations have started with non-state armed groups for hundreds of child soldiers enrolled in the north-east of the Central African Republic (CAR) to be released and returned to their families, according to UNICEF....
On 17 May 2007, the first members of the Human Rights Council were elected. The Council consists of 47 members divided over five regional groups. Each member serves a three year term. At present the following States...
[NEW YORK, 26 April 2007] - Three United Nations agencies have sent a seven-truck relief convoy from the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) to the troubled northeast of the country, where recent rebel attacks on villages and clashes...
[8 March 2007] - Across the world today, one in every five girls of primary school age are not in school. When girls miss out, not only are they denied the chance to learn to read and write, earn a living and participate in democracy, it...
1. Fleeing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR)In 2006, civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) once again fell victim to horrific violence in the latest bout of conflict in a string of coups and rebellions that have plagued the...
[GENEVA, 19 December 2006] – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres left Geneva on Wednesday on a two-day mission to Chad amid a recent deterioration in the security situation in the east of the country, where tens of...
Révoltés par la mort de leurs camarades d'infections liées au VIH/SIDA, des enfants des rues de Bangui, la capitale centrafricaine, n'ont pas hésité longtemps lorsqu'on leur a proposé de s'informer sur l'...
[NEW YORK/GENEVA, 11 December 2006] – Eliminating gender discrimination and empowering women will have a profound and positive impact on the survival and well-being of children, according to a new UNICEF report issued on UNICEF’s 60th...
