Closure of BINUCA

Following the adoption of Security Council resolution 2149 of 10 April 2014, BINUCA has been subsumed in the newly established peacekeeping operation - the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central Africal Republic (MINUSCA).

Press Statements: Secretary-General

20 January 2014: The Secretary-General welcomes the election of Ms. Catherine Samba Panza as Head of State of the Transition of the Central African Republic through a transparent process led by the National Transitional Council

26 December 2013: The Secretary-General is appalled by the continuing inter-communal violence in the Central African Republic, calls again on the Transitional Authorities to uphold their responsibilities

13 December 2013: Bloodshed in Central African Republic must stop, Secretary-General stresses, calling on Transitional Authorities to ensure protection of citizens (radio message to the people of the Central African Republic)

6 December 2013: Secretary-General, ‘profoundly alarmed’ at escalating inter-communal violence in Central African Republic, appeals urgently for restraint