LIBREVILLE, Gabon, 20 janvier 2012/African Press Organization (APO):Editorial du Directeur Exécutif de l’ONUSIDA sur la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations 2012: L’Afrique gagnante contre le sida
Par Michel Sidibé, Directeur exécutif du Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida et sous-Secrétaire général des Nations Unies (ONUSIDA)
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Signature du plan d’action du plan cadre des Nations Unies pour la consolidation de la paix et l’aid au développement en République centrafricaine (UNDAF+) 2012-2016
Voeux 2012 du Représentant Spécial Adjoint du Secrétaire Général de l’ONU
La Caravane de la Paix et de la Réconciliation : « Siriri a ga awe !», « Siriri ayeke kota mossoro » (« La paix est de retour ! », « La paix est la plus précieuse des richesses »)
Le Secrétaire Général de l’ONU a salué les initiatives de réconciliation en RCA
Deux Nouveaux Bâtiments à l’hôpital préfectoral de N’délé
Au-delà de la Caravane, finaliser le processus de DDR en RCA : 22 millions de dollars requis
Interview-bilan de M. Bo Schack, RSASG, CR, CH, RR : « J’ai appris la patience, l’humilité aussi et une certaine détermination à toujours regarder vers l’avant… »
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This is a plea for the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic (CAR) today finds itself in a state of chronic medical emergency. Five separate retrospective mortality surveys, carried out by MSF and other researchers, in prefectures accounting for the majority of the population, show excess mortality above what is considered to be the “emergency threshold.”
And yet the commitment by the country’s government and by the international community is going in the wrong direction. The government has been decreasing its investments in health, as have international donors, while humanitarian assistance has failed to reduce the widespread medical crisis.
The risk is high that the Central African Republic will become trapped: not considered urgent enough for significant emergency aid; not considered trustworthy enough for meaningful development assistance.
For the sake of CAR’s 4.4 million people, this cannot be allowed to happen. Existing levels of medical assistance are plainly insufficient to the scale of the needs. The country needs more actors conducting larger medical operations that reach more of the population.
In this paper, we outline the experiences, analyses and concerns of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) after 14 years working in the country. The report opens with a summary of the published evidence on CAR’s mortality over the past 18 months by MSF and other researchers. We then analyse the various causes for this before summarising the inadequate existing levels of assistance provided by all the various actors, including firstly the government of CAR, but also the international community including ourselves. We conclude with a call for greater medical assistance to the country.
Read the latest ECHO Crisis Report on the CAR covering the period between 1 January and 30 November 2011, with information on the overall situation, needs assessment, local and international humanitarian response, local and international protection response, coordination mechanisms and recommendations. Download the report here (910kb) >>
Read the report from the inter-organisation mission to Sikikédé, in the Vakaga province of north-eastern CAR, which took place on Friday 25 November 2011. This was the first joint mission since September 2010. Download the report here (125kb) >>
Analyse du fonctionnement des marchés en relation avec la sécurité alimentaire des menagés
Resume
Malgré un potentiel agro-écologique et minier très important, la République Centrafricaine (RCA) reste l’un des pays les plus pauvres au monde. Selon l’Enquête Centrafricaine pour le Suivi-Evaluation du Bien-être1(ECASEB), en 2008, 62% de la population, soit 2,6 millions de personnes vivaient en dessous du seuil de pauvreté (49,6% en milieu urbain, et près de 69,4% en milieu rural).
The Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team (HDPT) unites all organizations working to alleviate the humanitarian and development crisis in the Central African Republic: United Nations agencies, the Red Cross Movement, NGOs and other organizations. For more information, visit About HDPT CAR or email us at info[at]hdptcar.net
Interviews with Dr Ione
Dr Ione describes her incredible experiences in the Central African Republic. A thrilling eye-witness account of the country’s history.
