Informes

More than 2,600 refugees have arrived in Sam Ouandja, in the extreme north-east of the Central African Republic, since late May this year. The organizations providing humanitarian assistance to these refugees and the population of Sam Ouandja have now put together…

Construction of the new joint United Nations office in Paoua, Central African Republic, will soon be finished. Work has gotten more difficult lately though: material has become harder to find and transport, because of the rainy season.…

By Jessica Cadesky In this frontline diary, UNICEF Child Rights Advisor Jessica Cadesky describes the impact of insecurity in northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), where many villagers have fled both internal conflict and the fighting that has spilled across the…

Area and Population Area 622,984 sq km Area comparative 1.1 x France 0.9 x Texas Population 4,216,666 Economy and Development GDP per capita 2006 USD 352 GDP Growth Rate in 2006 3.2% Human Development Index 0.353 Human Development Index Rank 172 of 177 HDI Change 1990 - 2004 - 8.8% People living on or below…

I. Introduction 1. Dans mon rapport du 23 février 2007 sur le Tchad et la République centrafricaine (S/2007/97), que j'ai présenté en application des paragraphes 9 d) et 13 de la résolution 1706 (2006) du Conseil de sécurité, j'ai…

DARFUR Half way through the year, the humanitarian situation in Darfur continues to be characterized by displacements of civilians, resulting from violence and insecurity. This is leading to an increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs) and mounting tensions in camps. Meanwhile,…

GENEVE, 7 août (UNHCR) - L'agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a annoncé qu'elle coordonne une opération à partir de mercredi pour fournir de l'aide à quelque 26 000 réfugiés qui ont fui l'insécurité en République centrafricaine et…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 7 August 2007, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, UNHCR, along…

IP/07/1211 Brussels, 6 August 2007. The European Commission has allocated €4 million in humanitarian aid to help some 200,000 vulnerable civilians in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR). The humanitarian situation there has deteriorated due to increasing activities of…

IP/07/1211 Bruxelles, 6 août 2007. La Commission européenne a accordé une enveloppe de 4 millions d'euros, au titre de l'aide humanitaire, en faveur de quelque 200 000 civils en situation de vulnérabilité dans le nord de la République centrafricaine. La…