UN / CAR MINUSCA UPDATE

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

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:59
• Production Date: 21 March 2023
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: FARHAN HAQ
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA
• Subject Topical: ARMED GROUPS
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• MAMS Id: 3023253
• Parent Id: 3023253
• Alternate Title: unifeed230321h

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STORY: UN / CAR MINUSCA UPDATE
TRT: 0:59
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGAUGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / RECENT

Shotlist

RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

21 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“We have an update from our peacekeeping colleagues in the Central African Republic, where a joint operation 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).”
4. Close up, journalist asking question
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“This happened on Saturday, about 300 kilometres North of Bria, in the Hautte-Kotto prefecture. The detainee is named in reports of the Group of Experts on the Central African Republic as a perpetrator of human rights and international humanitarian law violations. He is currently in the custody of Central African authorities, following his transfer to the capital, Bangui, with the support of the peacekeeping mission. In a statement, MINUSCA reiterated its continued support to the Central African judicial authorities in the fight against impunity.”
6. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

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.

Briefing journalists on Tuesday (21 Mar) in New York, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said this happened on Saturday, about 300 kilometres North of Bria, in the Hautte-Kotto prefecture.

Haq said “the detainee is named in reports of the Group of Experts on the Central African Republic as a perpetrator of human rights and international humanitarian law violations.”

According to the Spokesperson, Damboucha is currently in the custody of Central African authorities, following his transfer to the capital, Bangui, with the support of the peacekeeping mission.

In a statement, MINUSCA reiterated its continued support to the Central African judicial authorities in the fight against impunity.