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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
20 FEBRUARY 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Valentine Rugwabiza speaking
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“The upcoming electoral cycle represents a significant opportunity to consolidate progress achieved in the extension of State authority, and to lay the foundation for decentralized governance. As such, the organization of safe, transparent and inclusive elections will contribute towards addressing roots causes of recurring conflict in CAR.”
5. Wide shot, Rugwabiza speaking
6 SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“The persistent pockets of insecurity, particularly in areas where armed groups engage in predatory operations to control mining sites and transhumance corridors remain a real concern. While the security situation has improved across the Central African Republic, the situation remains fragile in border areas where MINUSCA continues to work closely with the Government to strengthen and extend the effective presence of authority.”
7. Med shot, CAR Ambassador Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“The human rights situation remains of particular concern with persistent grave violations. If left unaddressed, these crimes could undermine the hard-earned security gains and further erode social cohesion. I therefore call on the Government to continue taking decisive action to address these violations, ensuring accountability for all perpetrators.”
9. Wide shot, Nzessioué speaking
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Central African Republic (CAR):
“The goal of the president of the Republic is clear and unwavering; to have a CAR which is free from any illegal weapons, and to guarantee a future where every citizen can live in peace, security and well deserve dignity. These efforts require commitment and perseverance and will only end when the last weapon has been laid down and there are no other armed groups threatening the sovereignty of the State. To that end, once again we launch an appeal to all armed factions who are still reluctant to join the peace process. The door for dialog remains wide open.”
11. Wide shot, end of meeting
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Central African Republic (CAR), Valentine Rugwabiza
Today (20 Feb) told the Security Council that the upcoming electoral cycle in the CAR “represents a significant opportunity to consolidate progress achieved in the extension of State authority, and to lay the foundation for decentralized governance.”
Presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Rugwabiza said, “the organization of safe, transparent and inclusive elections will contribute towards addressing roots causes of recurring conflict in CAR.”
The CAR is expected to hold local, legislative, and presidential elections this year for the first time in four decades.
Rugwabiza said, “persistent pockets of insecurity, particularly in areas where armed groups engage in predatory operations to control mining sites and transhumance corridors remain a real concern.”
She said the situation “remains fragile in border areas where MINUSCA continues to work closely with the Government to strengthen and extend the effective presence of authority.”
The Special Representative told the Council that “the human rights situation remains of particular concern with persistent grave violations,” stressing that “if left unaddressed, these crimes could undermine the hard-earned security gains and further erode social cohesion.”
She called on the CAR Government “to continue taking decisive action to address these violations, ensuring accountability for all perpetrators.”
For his part, CAR Ambassador Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué said CAR’s President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s goal “is clear and unwavering; to have a CAR which is free from any illegal weapons, and to guarantee a future where every citizen can live in peace, security and well deserve dignity.”
These efforts, Nzessioué said, “require commitment and perseverance and will only end when the last weapon has been laid down and there are no other armed groups threatening the sovereignty of the State.”
He appealed “to all armed factions who are still reluctant to join the peace process,” adding that “the door for dialog remains wide open.”
The Secretary-General’s report notes that the CAR continues to suffer from the impact of the war in neighbouring Sudan, with increasing armed group movements along the tri-border area between the CAR, Chad, and Sudan.
According to the report, the CAR currently hosts more than 54,000 refugees, most of whom are from Sudan.
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