UNOCA News

Arrived in São Tomé on Tuesday 16 May, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of UNOCA, Abdou Abarry, met the following day with the experts gathered for the 55 th meeting of the…

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Mr. Abdou Abarry, participated in the 22 nd ordinary session of…

The Bureau of the United Nations United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC) carried out a field visit to Cameroon, from 9 to 16 October 2022, in order to collect and analyze…

The Special Representative and Head of UNOCA spoke on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during the Regional Integration Day of the Economic Community of Central African…

The recently appointed Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), Abdou Abarry, arrived in Libreville on…

On 1 September, in Libreville (Gabon), the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) participated in the Africa Climate Week (ACW 2022) during a side event under with the theme “Roles of the Congo Basin rainforest…

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) and the United Nations Office Against Drugs and…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 28 July 2022 the appointment of Abdou Abarry of Niger as his Special Representative for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central…

The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) has published a report outlining key climate change impacts on peace and security in the subregion. The report outlines six main pathways linking climate change…

The country urgently needs $2.7 million for the 2022 legislative, regional and local elections and voter enumeration. The United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) hosted on 3 May a roundtable to analyze…

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…

UN, ECCAS and their partners mobilized against hate speech in Central Africa Douala, 25 October 2021 - From 26 to 29 October 2021, Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, will host a regional forum to raise awareness and…