The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) started its work in the Central African Republic in 1973, and since that time it has strongly supported the activities of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). UN Volunteers' current contribution to the Central African Republic Currently, 33 UN Volunteers are serving in the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic's contribution to UN Volunteers Nine Central Africans are serving abroad as UN Volunteers. Read

Bonn, Germany: Most of the 25 long-term observers fielded by the United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) for last month's presidential elections in the Central African Republic completed their assignments on 5 October. Many of the UN Volunteers are scheduled to leave the country at the weekend. Read

Bangui, Central African Republic: Security Council resolution 1201 of 15 October 1998 will go down as a red letter day here. The resolution extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA). Read