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The President of the Central African Republic asked UN Security Council members to help his government train its army as well as to reinforce the UN peacekeeping mission in CAR due to the "complexity of problems on the ground." UNIFEED

The United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council the new upsurge of violence in the Central African Republic forced some 100,000 people to flee their homes, adding that more than half of the population needs humanitarian assistance. UNIFEED

UN peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous on Thursday told the Security Council the current situation in Darfur is characterized by a “significant decrease in armed conflict”, adding that despite these improvements, civilians remained “exposed to significant sources of insecurity, inter-communal conflict, criminality, and the activity of armed militias.” UNIFEED

United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said he did not want to “add salt to the wound” but the conclusions of the report which recommended the removal of Kenyan Lt-Gen Johnson Ondieki from his position as Force Commander in South Sudan were “irrefutable.” UNIFEED / FILE

United Nations peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said "persistent" delays in the implementation of the peace agreement and new violations the ceasefire in Mali were "incompatible" with lasting stability in the country. UNIFEED

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The head of the UN peacekeeping operations told the Security Council that the recent positive political developments in the Central African Republic had again been overshadowed by allegations of misconduct and sexual exploitation and abuse by MINUSCA and international forces. UNIFEED-UNTV

UN peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous called on the Security Council this morning to “impress on all parties to the conflict in Darfur that a political solution remains the only viable option." UNIFEED-UNTV

UN peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous told the Security Council this morning that while important steps had been achieved in the implementation of the peace agreement in Mali, progress was still too slow regarding defense and security. UNIFEED-UNTV

The head of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations Herve Ladsous condemned in the strongest terms the latest reports of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Central African Republic, adding that the UN will reinforce its means to investigate these allegations. MINUSCA