Central African Republic

The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) reports that on 10 July in Bangui, leaders of two armed groups, the 3R and the UPC, took part in a ceremony where they committed to laying down their arms and rejoining the 2019 Peace Agreement.

The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2745 (2024) held informal consultations on 11 June 2025 to consider the midterm and final reports of its Panel of Experts, submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of the same resolution.

As it prepares to hold elections, the Central African Republic stands at a delicate juncture, and international support is key to consolidate its unique opportunity to strengthen democracy and national reconciliation, the Security Council heard today from the top UN peacekeeping official, as well as the country’s representative.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (Guyana):

A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report notes that Asia is currently warming twice as fast as the global average. This is fuelling more extreme weather and taking a heavy toll on the region’s economies, ecosystems and societies.

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:

In the Central African Republic, the Special Representative there welcomed the decision by the leaders of the two armed groups, Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation (3R) and UPC — Unité pour la Paix en Centrafrique — to rejoin the Political Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation, signed in 2019.

In Somalia, nearly 4.6 million people are likely to experience high levels of hunger from now until June, according to United Nations estimates. Humanitarian needs in the country are rising at a time when funding for aid operations is plummeting.

In response to the earthquake in Myanmar, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees rushed emergency supplies from Yangon to some 25,000 earthquake survivors in the Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw areas. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have also begun delivering emergency supplies.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Christina Markus Lassen (Denmark):