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En parlant de la République Centre Africaine, le Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, Volker Türk, a dit, “Il est rare qu'un pays dont le bilan en matière de droits de l'homme est si alarmant soit à ce point oublié par le reste du monde.” UNTV CH

Young South Sudanese students came together at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Juba for a special debate on peace and nation building. UNMISS

The United Nations top official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said, “the intensification” of the conflict in the Eastern DRC, “continues to inflict untold suffering on civilians and to worsen a humanitarian situation, which is increasingly catastrophic.” UNIFEED

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, updated journalists on the latest attacks by the armed CODECO group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On Afghanistan, he said a well-known advocate for girls’ educations was arrested in Kabul on Monday. UNIFEED

Efforts by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to encourage dialogue between communities in Yei, Central Equatoria, and uniformed personnel are focused on building trust and confidence, and ultimately, to encourage voluntary returns. UNMISS

The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, told journalists in New York there is a cholera outbreak in the North Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UNIFEED

A joint operation of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) with the country’s internal security forces led to the arrest of Hussein Damboucha, regional commander of the armed group FPRC (Front populaire pour la renaissance de la Centrafrique) and member of the CPC (Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement), a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, Volker Perthes, said that Sudanese stakeholders “are closer than they have ever been to a settlement and the return to a civilian government.” UNIFEED

A UN Spokesperson updated reporters on an attack in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, a string of attacks in North Kivu and Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the launch of the Stabilization Strategy for the Central Regions in Mali. UNIFEED

As UNIFIL marked the 45th anniversary of the UN mission’s establishment, its head and Force Commander, Major General Aroldo Lázaro, said the Mission “still requires the commitment of the international community and the UNIFIL troops contributing countries, as if this were the first day of our mission.” UNIFIL