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UN Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic

The UN Security Council on November 12 approved Resolution 2605 to extend the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) until November 15, 2022.
UN Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic ảnh 1UN peacekeepers patrol in Bangui, Central African Republic, on January 13, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)
New York (VNA) – The UN Security Council onNovember 12 approved Resolution 2605 to extend the mandate of the United NationsMultidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central AfricanRepublic (MINUSCA) until November 15, 2022.

Adopted by a vote of 13 in favour to none against, with 2 abstentions (China and Russia), the resolution decided to maintainMINUSCA’s current troop levels of up to 14,400 military personnel, 3,020 policepersonnel, and 108 corrections officers. 

The Mission’s mandate aims to protect civilians and thepeace process as well as promote the implementation of the 2019 PoliticalAgreement on Peace and Reconciliation signed between the Government of theCentral African Republic and 14 armed groups.

In addition, the Mission will also facilitate theimplementation of humanitarian activities, support the Central African RepublicGovernment to conduct political dialogue and local elections in 2022, andpromote security and legal reform.

MINUSCA, established on the basis of Resolution 2149 (2014),is renewed every 12 months. Vietnam currently has seven officers, including onefemale, serving at the Mission./.
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