UN Peacebuilding Office in CAR to be transformed into an integrated UN mission

Security Council Report has published an Update Report on the Central African Republic 17 March 2009:

The Council is expected in the coming days to issue a presidential statement endorsing the Secretary-General’s proposal to transform the UN Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic into an integrated UN presence in the country. Council members seem comfortable with the Secretary-General’s 3 March recommendation, which is linked to the outcome from the December 2008 inclusive political dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR) and reflects members’ belief that a UN integrated mission is at this stage the right tool to meet the peace consolidation needs of CAR.