MINUSCA / LACROIX TOUADERA MEETING

The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, met the Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera at the Presidential Palace in Bangui. MINUSCA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:49
• Production Date: 24 December 2023
• Asset Language: French
• Personal Subject: JEAN-PIERRE LACROIX
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA
• Subject Topical: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; VISITING MISSIONS
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• MAMS Id: 3161451
• Parent Id: 3161451
• Alternate Title: unifeed231224a

Description

STORY: MINUSCA / LACROIX TOUADERA MEETING
TRT: 02:49
SOURCE: MINUSCA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / NATS

DATELINE: 22 DECEMBER 2023, BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Central African President, members of the government, UN delegation, meeting room
2. Various shots, Central African President, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, MINUSCA Head and Deputy
3. Various shots, members of the Central African Government, Minister of State in charge of DDRR and APPR-RCA
4. Various shots, Central African President, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, MINUSCA Head and Deputy
5. Various shots, MINUSCA Deputy Head, MINUSCA Force Commander, Central African President, MINUSCA Head and Deputy, members of the Central African Government, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations:
"We talked about our joint work, which is being carried out in an excellent spirit of collaboration, with objectives in phase that are the same. We noted that there has been progress, as I heard from all the people I met in the Central African Republic, progress on the security front, even if there are still challenges, of course, and progress on the political front, with progress in the implementation of the Peace Agreement, even if there is still some way to go.”
7. Various shots, President of the National Assembly, deputies, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, MINUSCA Head and Deputy, UN delegation, National Assembly meeting room.
8. Various shots, MPs, MNAs, President of the National Assembly, Under-Secretary-General for Peace
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, United Nations
"I thank the President of the National Assembly for all the support, the very regular dialogue, obviously the fundamental role played by the National Assembly in the political process, in the strengthening of the State, which is a fundamental objective, an objective whose level of priority was raised when the new mandate was adopted there MINUSCA, also the fundamental role of the National Assembly in the consolidation of the rule of law."
10. Various shots, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Ambassadors to the Central African Republic, MINUSCA head, press conference room
11. Various shots, delegation visits to refugee garden
12. Various shots, Ambassadors, press conference room
13. Various shots, religious leaders meeting Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations
14. Various shots, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, students, photo exhibition, Bangui University

Storyline

On Friday (22 Dec), the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, met the Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera at the Presidential Palace in Bangui.

At this meeting were some government members, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in the Central African Republic, Valentine Rugwabiza, and her deputy, Joanne Adamson.

The objective of the meeting was to assess the security and political situation, particularly the implementation of the peace agreement and the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2659.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the press, "We talked about our joint work, which is being carried out in an excellent spirit of collaboration, with objectives in phase that are the same. We noted that there has been progress, as I heard from all the people I met in the Central African Republic, progress on the security front, even if there are still challenges, of course, and progress on the political front, with progress in the implementation of the Peace Agreement, even if there is still some way to go.”
 
Lacroix and Rugwabiza also met in Bangui with the President of the National Assembly, Mathieu Simplice Sarandji.

The discussion focused on working in synergy and the perspective of local elections.

Lacroix said, "I thank the President of the National Assembly for all the support, the very regular dialogue, obviously the fundamental role played by the National Assembly in the political process, in the strengthening of the State, which is a fundamental objective, an objective whose level of priority was raised when the new mandate was adopted there MINUSCA, also the fundamental role of the National Assembly in the consolidation of the rule of law."

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations also met with the accredited diplomatic corps in the Central African Republic, the civil society, religious leaders, and students from the University of Bangui on issues related to security, peace, and international solidarity for the Central African Republic.