On 15 September 2012, Annie-Gisèle Nam, the Central African Republic’s Minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Literacy, launched Operation Clean Schools, a week of activities to encourage the public to voluntarily clean-up school grounds throughout the nation.

On 31 December 2010, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1923 (2010) and at the request of the Chadian Government, the UN Mission in Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) completed its mandate. On 30 April 2011, MINURCAT’s Liquidation Phase, which started in January 2011, draws to a close and its team of national and international staff, which includes 50 UN Volunteers, will be disbanded.