Central African Republic receives new UN peacebuilding funds | 8th February
The United Nations today announced a further allocation of $20 million from its Peacebuilding Fund to the Central African Republic (CAR) to support security sector reform, economic revitalization and the rule of law in consolidating peace in the impoverished African country.
CAR has already received $10.8 million from the Fund, which was created in 2006 as part of reforms setting up the UN Peacebuilding Commission, an intergovernmental advisory body of UN entities and Member States, international financial institutions and others on how best to coordinate the world community’s aid in post-conflict countries.
During a visit this week to CAR, which has been beset by sporadic conflict between Government forces and rebels and a spill-over of violence from its neighbours that have left hundreds of thousands of people displaced, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support Judy Cheng-Hopkins said the new funding will deliver peace dividends to all.
In the area of security sector reform, it will provide...
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