France to boost Central Africa force with UN backing
The landlocked nation of 4.6 million people has descended into violence and chaos since rebels, many from neighbouring Chad and Sudan, ousted President Francois Bozize in March
France sees U.N. backing to boost CAR force next week
In addition to the French troops in the country, there is a 2,500-strong regional peacekeeping force deployed by the Economic Community of Central African States. The African Union is due to take charge of that force in December and boost its size
Women live in a profoundly different, more dangerous world
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation on earth, writes former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
Tales From The Field: Tension And Fear On CAR's Humanitarian Front Line
More than a million people risk going hungry in the Central African Republic (CAR) after months of conflict. The World Food Programme (WFP) is on the ground, and WFP and its partners since the beginning of the year have been providing emergency food assistance to more than 300,000 people, including refugees, displaced persons, malnourished women and children. With armed gangs roaming large swathes of the country, getting assistance to those who need it most is a challenge, as Augustine Fredericks can attest.
U.N. task force looking into one of next Congo targets -Islamist ADF
Islamist group ADF recruits children through mosques in eastern Congo and reportedly Uganda and Tanzania with false promises of jobs, English lessons and other inducements
UN agrees multi-billion dollar framework to tackle deforestation
FOREST/CLIMATE TALKS:UN agrees multi-billion dollar framework to tackle deforestation