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Current Feed ContentCentral African Republic: aid for 20,000 displaced peopleThe Red Cross has just completed a distribution of basic necessities to nearly 20,000 people in villages of north-western CAR.In September, the residents of these areas fled clashes pitting the Armée populaire pour la restauration de la république et de la démocratie (APRD) against government forces or self-defence committees.Fearing for their safety, thousands of people took refuge in the bush. Some of them are beginning to return to their villages, but living conditions there remain...Female prison management workers hired in Central African RepublicFour female prison wardens and 12 female prison guards trained at the National School of Administration of the Judiciary in Bangui have been seconded to the Minister of Justice as part of UNDP’s Project in Support of Judicial Security. The hires mark the first time that qualified female staff have been chosen to work in prison management in the Central African Republic. Prisons there, including detention facilities intended specifically for women, had since the time of the country’s...CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Who’s who with guns?The Central African Republic is striving to turn the page on decades of armed violence linked to mutinies, coups and attempted coups. Hundreds of thousands of civilians remain displaced, many of them unable, or too afraid, to farm their land. This is an overview of the various armed groups, government security forces and international military missions in the country. L’Armée Populaire pour la restauration de la république et la démocratie – APRD A rebel group active in the...CAR: Interview with Toby Lanzer – UN Humanitarian Coordinator in CARThe Central African Republic, plagued by decades of mutinies, coups and rebellions, is in the midst of another cycle of deadly violence. Although two rebel groups are observing a truce with the government ahead of a national political dialogue, bandits who kill and kidnap have contributed to the displacement of almost 300,000 civilians in the north of the country. Although CAR has long been neglected by the international community, the last year has seen a surge in the presence of UN agencies...CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Open season for banditsKnown variously as coupeurs de routes (highwaymen), Zaraguina or simply bandits, criminal gangs who kill, kidnap for ransom, loot and set fire to homes now pose the greatest threat to civilians in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR). Their attacks have prompted tens of thousands of people to flee their villages to a precarious life in the nearby bush, hindered access to fields and markets, reduced imports along key trade routes, especially from Cameroon, and delayed the return...Dirty Water threatens 1 million people across Northern Central African RepublicAs many as 1 million people in the conflict-affected areas of the Central African Republic (CAR) do not have access to clean water and are at risk of a host of waterborne diseases that kill thousands of people every year. The situation is particularly dire in the north-eastern parts of the country, such as Haute Kotto, where a mere 1 per cent of people can access potable water. Further, across the conflict-torn north, tens of thousands of people have fled their villages and now live in the...Over 15% of women and girls are subjected to sexual violence in the Central African Republic’s crisis zonesSeveral thousands of women and young girls have endured rape and other sexual violence in the conflict-torn north of the Central African Republic (CAR). Research suggests that sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) strikes well over 15 percent of women and girls in the region. Rape cases are being reported in northern CAR on a weekly basis. The most recent reports mention two twelve-year old girls, who were raped while searching for firewood in the bush near their shelter. A local...Top ten most underreported humanitarian stories of 2007 - Civilians caught between armed groups in Central African RepublicFighting between government forces and various rebel groups in northern Central African Republic (CAR), which started in late 2005, has caused significant displacement of the population. In the northwest, villages have been attacked, pillaged, and burned, forcing people to flee into the surrounding, inhospitable forest, and severely restricting their access to health care. Civilians are also the victims of violence at the hands of roadside bandits. In 2007, MSF supported health structures...CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: The legacy of rapeMarie, Emilienne, Brigitte and Angela (last names withheld) were all raped during the conflict that gripped the Central African Republic (CAR) between 2001 and 2003, and are now HIV positive. In 2002, scarcely three weeks after the birth of her fifth child, Angela was fleeing the fighting approaching Bangui, the capital, when the minibus in which she was travelling was stopped by rebels of the Mouvement de libération du Congo (MLC). "They snatched my baby from my arms and they threw him... |
