Fragile and challenging situation in Central African Republic

United Nations, New York, 15 December 2009 - Despite raised hopes, the overall political, security and socio-economic situation in the Central African Republic remained "fragile and challenging", the senior United Nations representative in that country told the Security Council today.

"Only a clear course of action by the international community and regional actors would help the CAR to shift from conflict to a post-conflict country", emphasized Sahle-Work Zewde, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA).

Introducing the Secretary-General's latest report on the situation in her first appearance before the 15-member body, Ms. Zewde said the signing of the Libreville Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 21 June 2008 and the holding of the Inclusive Political Dialogue in December 2008 gave hope for a return to normality, which had been disrupted by violence and confrontations between the Government and rebel groups since 1999. The situation had now reached a critical stage in which the fate of the political process would be determined by the successful holding of elections, before the end of April 2010, and the completion of the first two phases of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants before those polls.

Read the report (S/2009/627):
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2009/627&Lang=E

View the entire Security Council (Real media, 41 minutes):
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/sc/2009/sc091215am.rm

Press release:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sc9816.doc.htm

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• Central African Republic
• Peacebuilding
• Report S/2009/627
• Fragile situation
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• Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde