UN Security Council approves technical roll-over of CAR mission's mandate

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Thursday unanimously approved a technical roll-over of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) for a month to allow negotiations on regular renewal.

Resolution 2446 extends the peacekeeping mission's mandate till Dec. 15, 2018. The technical roll-over is a necessity as the mandate of the mission, known by its French acronym as MINUSCA, expires midnight Thursday.