Central African Republic - Security Council, 9864th meeting

Signs of ‘Historic Progress’ towards Peace Emerge, Central African Republic’s Delegate Tells Security Council, Requesting Donor Support for 2025 Elections

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 01:43:06
• Production Date: 20 February 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: VALENTINE SENDANYOYE-RUGWABIZA
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED STABILIZATION MISSION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - MINUSCA
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS; GOVERNANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; STATUS OF WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; RULE OF LAW; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SITUATION; RECONCILIATION; ARMED GROUPS; ARMED INCIDENTS
• Geographic Subject: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
• MAMS Id: 3341342
• Parent Id: 3340576
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 9864 CAR 20 FEB 2025 AM

Description

The Central African Republic has made significant progress towards the 2025 elections, the head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country told the Security Council today, while also noting overall security improvements and persistent fragility in border areas.

Valentine Rugwabiza, Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), emphasized that the upcoming electoral cycle represents a historic opportunity to lay the foundation for decentralized governance. Recently, national authorities along with MINUSCA’s support were able to register 570,000 new voters and had opened the first-ever multiservice post at the country’s border with Chad. 

“We need your support to build a stronger and more inclusive economy in the Central African Republic,” said Portia Deya Abazene, President of the Federation of Women Entrepreneurs of the Central African Republic, via video link. Despite the adoption of international conventions and a constitution guaranteeing equal rights, “harmful practices continue to hinder the progress of women in [Central African Republic]”, she said, highlighting the low representation of women in leadership positions. Women represent only 15.52 per cent of business owners in certain sectors and face constraints in accessing land, means of production, education, financing, markets and decent employment.

Briefer: Ms. 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

Briefer: Ms. Portia Deya Abazene, President, Federation of Women Entrepreneurs of the Central African Republic (FAFECA) (via video-teleconference) 

Statements: All Council members, with Somalia speaking on behalf of: Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Somalia 

Statement: Central African Republic 

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