CAR peacekeeping force ‘needs to improve’

The United Nations has acknowledged that its peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic needs to improve, after an Amnesty International report said the troops were not up to the job. The rights group says weaknesses in personnel and equipment are putting civilians at risk of further deadly violence. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the head of the […]

The United Nations has acknowledged that its peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic needs to improve, after an Amnesty International report said the troops were not up to the job.
The rights group says weaknesses in personnel and equipment are putting civilians at risk of further deadly violence.
Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the head of the UN mission, said it had been taken by surprise by an outbreak of violence in the capital, Bangui, last September, which left more than 75 people dead.
But he said the mission had responded quickly, putting a new protection strategy in place. He said he was confident the mission would now be able to put down any future violence.