ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, December 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The African Union (AU) invites members of the local, regional and international media to the handover ceremony it is organizing on 19 December 2013 from 9am to 1pm at M’Poko camp between the existing mission (MICOPAX 2) and the newly created mission of the AU (MISCA), which was endorsed by the UN Security Council on 5 December 2013.
Members of the media are advised to arrive an hour before the stated time of the beginning of the ceremony in order to make smooth and necessary arrangements at the venue. Please, have your media/organizational ID.
Background: Over two decades, the Central African Republic (CAR) has experienced a cycle of instability marked by armed conflicts, negotiations, peace agreements between diverse factions and the deployment of several missions without achieving a sustainable peace process. It is in this context that during its meeting of 19 July 2013, the AU Peace and Security Council authorized the deployment of MISCA. This decision was endorsed by the UN Security Council through its Resolution 2127 of 5 December 2013, authorizing the new AU mission to deploy in the Central African Republic for an initial period of 12 months.
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