Central African Republic ‘urgent test’ for UN, regional partners, Security Council told

Destroyed houses in the village of Boyeli, near Bozoum, Central African Republic, burned by the Séléka in January 2014. Photo: IRIN/Nicholas Long

14 February 2014 – Warning that “dark clouds of mass atrocities” are looming over the Central African Republic (CAR), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for solidarity and concerted action by the United Nations and regional organizations to help the people of the strife-torn nation.

“The United Nations and its regional partners face an urgent test,” Mr. Ban said, referring to the situation in CAR in his remarks to the Security Council’s meeting on cooperation between the UN and regional organizations.

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