"UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL AFRICA - UNOCA"

Security challenges threaten to derail democratic strides in Central African Region, briefers tell Security Council.

Organized crime perpetuating instability, violence, poverty across West Africa, Sahel, executive director tells Security Council.

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa, François Louncény Fall said, “Central Africa has continued to grapple with a worsening situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccination campaigns in the subregion have remained generally slow and asymmetric.” He called upon the international community to “continue supporting Central Africa in its efforts to contain the pandemic and mitigate its impact.” UNIFEED

Despite electoral progress, Central African countries still besieged by terrorism, humanitarian crisis, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Violence continues to threaten stability in Central Africa, Special Representative tells Security Council, calling for greater international efforts.

The Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), François Louncény Fall, said the recent developments in Chad “have underlined the interlinkages between the security situation in that country and the security situation in the subregion,” adding that the security dynamics in neighbouring countries “could negatively affect the internal dynamics in Chad.” UNIFEED

Terrorist threats in Central Africa must be addressed through greater cooperation, regional strategy for stabilization, mission head tells Security Council.

COVID-19 pandemic “seems generally under control” in the Central Africa region thanks to early measures enforced by the governments to limit the spread of the virus, which are now paying “a high socioeconomic cost,” a top UN official told the Security Council in a briefing on Wednesday. UNIFEED

Press Conference by Jerry Matthews Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations and President of the Security Council in December 2020, on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month of December.

COVID-19 pandemic compounding grave security, development challenges in Central Africa, Special Representative tells Security Council, pointing to 22,000 confirmed cases.