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The meeting of United Nations chiefs in the subregion allows for the implementation of one of the main mission objectives of UNOCA, the entity that organizes it: to enhance coherence and coordination in their work on peace and security. Photos UNOWAS/Kouider Zerrouk
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Central Africa: UN Calls for Governance Framework
At the tenth meeting of UN entities operating in the subregion, held from 1 to 2 February in Brazzaville, the Head of UNOCA stressed the need to strengthen democratic public spaces and conflict prevention tools. His…
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INFORMATION NOTE : FIGHT AGAINST BOKO HARAM
FIGHT AGAINST BOKO HARAM: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES LOUNCENY FALL AND MAHAMAT ANNADIF BEGIN A JOINT HIGH-LEVEL VISIT TO CAMEROON AND CHAD Dakar - Libreville, 18 October 2021 - As part of the implementation of United Nations…
ECCAS Member States have recently adopted a Regional Response Strategy aimed at addressing the pandemic of COVID-19. The strategy underlines, among others, the necessity to prevent its spread. Wearing a mask is part of the preventive measures that allows to avoid being contaminated or infecting other people. Photo UNOCA/Norbert N. Ouendji
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Amidst COVID-19 challenges, UN ‘remains operational’ across Central Africa
The coronavirus pandemic has compounded increasing economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing States and regional institutions across Central Africa, the regional UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday 12 June…
Faced with the spread of the Coronavirus, the Head of UNOCA invites all the conflicting parties in Central Africa to silence the guns to allow for the prompt and effective implementation of national response strategies in compliance with the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO). Photo Archives UNOCA / Norbert N. Ouendji
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Call for a global ceasefire towards an effective response to COVID-19 in Central Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic, which the world has been facing since the beginning of the year, does not spare Central Africa. I wish to express my support and encouragement to the medical staff for their dedication and sacrifices in…
The Secretary General of ECCAS and the Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, calls for the electoral process to unfold in peaceful and secure conditions in Cameroon, where the electoral campaign for the legislative and municipal elections (9 February) starts on 25 January 2020. Photo UNOCA Archives
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ECCAS AND UNOCA CALL FOR PEACEFULL LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN CAMEROON
The Secretary General of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Mr. Ahmad Allam-Mi, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA)…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa, Mr. François Louncény Fall, reassured the Cameroonian Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Dion Ngute, of the availability of the UN to work with national authorities in achieving their objectives. Photo UNOCA.
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Courtesy visit of the Head of UNOCA to the Cameroonian authorities
On 21 January, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, met in Yaoundé with the Cameroonian Prime Minister, Mr. Joseph Dion Ngute, and the…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs have expressed their satisfaction after their meeting in Addis Ababa. Photo UNOCA.
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Peace and Security in Central Africa: UNOCA and AU Commission Consider Joint Actions
From 16 to 19 January, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa ad Head of UNOCA, Mr. François Louncény Fall, was in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to consult with senior officials from the African…
In his statement during the 8421st meeting of the Security Council held in New York on 13 December, the Head of UNOCA draw the attention of the international community on recent political and security developments in the Subregion. UN Photo/Manuel Elias.
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Central Africa: Security Council discussed political and security situation
The fifteenth report of the UN Secretary-General on the situation in the Central Africa Subregion and on the activities of UNOCA has been presented to the Security Council on 13 December 2018 by his Special Representative for…

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