The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) for another year.
The resolution extends MINUSCA’s mandate until Nov. 15, 2027.
Established in 2014, MINUSCA is mandated with “the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) and its regional implications,” according to its website.
The country has faced years of instability since a 2013 coup triggered an armed conflict, leading to widespread displacement and a prolonged humanitarian crisis.
Despite a 2019 peace agreement between the government and 14 armed groups, violence persists in parts of the country.
Insecurity has also intensified along CAR’s northeastern borders with Sudan and Chad amid spillover from the war in Sudan.
In June, armed groups seized the border town of Am-Dafock, displacing thousands of people and injuring six MINUSCA peacekeepers in an attack on a UN base.
The UN has warned against a premature withdrawal of peacekeepers, stressing that any transfer of security responsibilities to national authorities should be gradual and based on conditions on the ground.
