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DATELINE: 28 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Aerial shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters
28 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Wide shot, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic Valentine Rugwabiza addressing Council
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“The peace process has regained momentum and witnessed significant progress since the 19 April ceasefire agreement facilitated by Chad and signed between Central African Government and the two most active armed groups in the country, namely Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) and the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R).”
5. Wide shot, Rugwabiza addressing Council
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“11 of the 14 of the armed groups signatories to the Political Agreement signatories have now officially disbanded. The implementation of the 19 April agreement and subsequent disarmament and demobilization operations have translated in tangible security gains in several areas in the centre and northwest of the country. Since July 2025, MINUSCA provided enhanced support to the national entity responsible for DDRR (UENPDDR), enabling immediate disarmament and demobilization operations in several prefectures. MINUSCA logistical, security and technical support, resulted in over 700 UPC, 3R and Anti-Balaka combatants disarmed and demobilized since July 2025.”
7. Wide shot, Rugwabiza addressing Council
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“The presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections scheduled for 28 December will be a turning point to extend and consolidate State authority as well as anchor institutional stability.”
9. Wide shot, Rugwabiza addressing Council
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Valentine Rugwabiza, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA):
“I appeal to partners for urgent resources so that the elections can be held in a timely manner. I appeal to the Government of the Central African Republic, to the National Authority of Elections, the judiciary institutions, and the Constitutional Council to fulfil their respective responsibilities to ensure that elections are peaceful, inclusive and transparent.”
11. Wide shot, CAR Ambassador Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué addressing Council
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Central African Republic:
“These elections will form the foundation of political stability and national reconciliation in the coming years. After decades of instability and mistrust, the Central African people will freely decide their country's future in a climate of restored security and responsibility. The government, under the leadership of the president of the Republic, has taken all necessary measures to ensure transparency, credibility and inclusivity in the process.”
13. Wide shot, end of Council session
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic (CAR) Valentine Rugwabiza today (28 Oct) said the upcoming presidential, legislative, regional and municipal elections, “will be a turning point to extend and consolidate State authority as well as anchor institutional stability” in the country.
Presenting the Secretary-General’s report on the CAR, Rugwabiza told the Security Council that the peace process “has regained momentum and witnessed significant progress” since the ceasefire agreement facilitated by Chad and signed in April between Central African Government and the Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique (UPC) and the Retour, Réclamation et Réhabilitation (3R) armed groups.
She said, “11 of the 14 of the armed groups signatories to the Political Agreement signatories have now officially disbanded,” noting that “the implementation of the 19 April agreement and subsequent disarmament and demobilization operations have translated in tangible security gains in several areas in the centre and northwest of the country.”
Rugwabiza, who is also the Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) told the Council that the Mission has provided “enhanced support” to the national entity responsible for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), and its “logistical, security and technical support, resulted in over 700 UPC, 3R and Anti-Balaka combatants disarmed and demobilized since July 2025.”
She appealed to partners “for urgent resources so that the elections can be held in a timely manner,” and to the Government of the Central African Republic, to the National Authority of Elections, the judiciary institutions, and the Constitutional Council “to fulfil their respective responsibilities to ensure that elections are peaceful, inclusive and transparent.”
For his part, the CAR’s Ambassador Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioué told the Council that “these elections will form the foundation of political stability and national reconciliation in the coming years.”
“After decades of instability and mistrust,” Nzessioué said, “the Central African people will freely decide their country's future in a climate of restored security and responsibility,” and added that “the government, under the leadership of the president of the Republic, has taken all necessary measures to ensure transparency, credibility and inclusivity in the process.”
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