Posted in CAP, CHF, Coordinated Aid Programme, coordination, humanitarian crisis, humanitarian futures, IDP Campaign, info bulletin, OCHA, publications, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, united nations, WFP, WHO on Nov 18th, 2011 No Comments »
The Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) in the Central African Republic (CAR) was critical in 2010 to cover the most immediate assessed needs of about 1.6 million people in the North West, North East and South East of the country. Sustained generous contributions from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sweden have allowed further predictability and flexibility, hence relevance of the overall humanitarian response in country. Whether UN agencies or Non governmental organisations, recipient partners have demonstrated strong commitment to address critical needs in most often trying circumstances. The standard allocation process has involved a wide range of stakeholders through the CHF Advisory Board, the Humanitarian Country Team and within the respective clusters.
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Posted in africa, appeal, Bangui, BINUCA, CAP, Central African Republic, CHF, Coordinated Aid Programme, coordination, government, humanitarian crisis, IDP Campaign, info bulletin, internal displacement, OCHA, rebels, UNICEF, united nations on Oct 7th, 2011 No Comments »
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- Conflict between CPJP and UFDR rebels
- International Day of Peace
- OCHA organises a 2012 CAP workshop
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Posted in CAP, Central African Republic, Coordinated Aid Programme, coordination, DDR, disarmament, governance, government, human rights, humanitarian crisis, IDP Campaign, info bulletin, internal displacement, rebels, refugees, UNHCR, united nations, violence, war crimes, WFP, WHO on Sep 23rd, 2011 No Comments »
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- Conflict between CPJP and UFDR rebels
- Emergency education in the Haute-Kotto prefecture
- Logistics cluster
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Posted in Bangui, campaign, CAP, Central African Republic, children, Coordinated Aid Programme, Early Recovery, FAO, humanitarian crisis, info bulletin, MSF, OCHA, refugees, UNHCR, united nations, violence, WFP on Sep 7th, 2011 No Comments »
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- Internal displaced persons (IDPs) in Markounda sub-prefecture
- The total Sanitation led by Communities approach
- Humanitarian situation on Miamani road in Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture
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Posted in ACTED, Bangui, BINUCA, CAP, Central African Republic, CHF, child soldiers, children, Coordinated Aid Programme, DDR, HDPT Briefing Material, humanitarian crisis, info bulletin, intranet, OCHA, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, united nations, WFP, WHO on Aug 10th, 2011 No Comments »
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- IDP & Refugee Population Movemen
- Recruitment of children in armed conflict
- 2011 CAP Mid-year review
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Posted in ACTED, AIDS, Bangui, BINUCA, CAP, Central African Republic, CHF, Coordinated Aid Programme, coordination, donor support, DRC, ERF, FAO, FOMAC, FOMUC, human rights, humanitarian crisis, intranet, IRC, LRA, Merlin, MICOPAX, MSF, OCHA, Solidarités, UNDAF, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIFEM, united nations, WFP, WHO, World Bank on Jul 26th, 2011 No Comments »
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- Cholera outbreak preparedness in CAR
- Update on PU-AMI activities
- HDPT maps now available online
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Posted in ACTED, africa, aid, AMI, appeal, APRD, bandits, BINUCA, CAP, Central African Republic, CHF, children, Coordinated Aid Programme, coordination, displacement, DRC, Early Recovery, education, FAO, Farming, Food, gender, health, humanitarian crisis, IMC, internal displacement, LRA, malnutrition, Maps, MSF, NRC, OCHA, publications, rebels, refugees, sanitation, security, Solidarités, UFDR, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, united nations, water, WFP, WHO on Jul 21st, 2011 Comments Off
Central African Republic: Consolidated Appeal 2011 Mid-Year Review
In the midst of a still-fragile regional context, the Central African Republic (CAR) has achieved a significant step towards peace consolidation, with the peaceful holding of national elections in early 2011. In spite of the many claims put forward by the opposition regarding the legitimacy of the parliamentary election results, incumbent President Bozize was re-elected for a second term without major incidents. However, this important achievement has not yet brought the anticipated improvements for the vast majority of the CAR population.
In the north-west where the majority of the internally displaced people are located, little progress has been made towards building an environment conducive to durable returns. Similarly, CAR refugees in both Cameroon and Chad await further guarantees before returning to their home country. Whilst a comprehensive reintegration strategy has been agreed by the Government and its partners, no concrete steps have yet been taken in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process, in spite of the strong will of the Government to do so.
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Highlights
- The second round of legislative elections
- Villages attacked by the CPJP
- Food Security cluster response
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At an event held in Bangui on 28 January 2009, the government of the Central African Republic and the humanitarian community launched the country’s Coordinated Aid Programme (CAP) for 2009.
The CAP provides a coherent humanitarian strategy of the Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team to provide life-saving assistance to one million people affected by violent conflict and banditry in northern and southeastern CAR, protect their human rights and help them restart their lives.
Speakers at the official launch emphasized that the ongoing peace progress between the government and militant groups provided a unique opportunity to improve the humanitarian situation. Yet civilians continue to suffer from ongoing fighting, banditry and a lack of schools, hospitals and clean water in one of the world’s poorest countries.
For 2009, 11 UN entities, 5 local and 18 international non-governmental organisations have included 105 projects in the CAP for which they require $116m. Most urgently, $14.3m are needed for ten projects that were ranked as an immediate priority.
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In Coordinated Aid Programme, 34 aid agencies ask for $116m for 2009 to fund humanitarian assistance in the Central African Republic
Pierre Holtz/UNICEF
On 19 November, John Holmes, Emergency Relief Coordinator, launched the Humanitarian Appeal 2009, with CAR being one of the countries covered by the appeal.
The country’s Coordinated Aid Programme (CAP) 2009 includes 105 projects which require funding of just over $116 million. It seeks to provide aid to 1 million Central Africans hit by the conflict. The 2009 CAP strategic priorities are to (i) deliver life-saving assistance, particularly health care and safe water; (ii) protect people struck by violence against violations of their human rights; and (iii) integrate early recovery and humanitarian action.
Ten projects to provide basic healthcare and human rights protection, as well as a humanitarian air service to enable aid workers to reach people in remote areas and transport relief items, are ranked as an immediate priority. Just over $14m are needed for these most urgent activities.
Click here to download the 2009 Coordinated Aid Programme for CAR (PDF, 2.6MB) and here for more information, including all projects and the funding status of the Coordinated Aid Programme
Once there was a fairy-tale image of the brave and noble humanitarian, who would storm into conflict zones – armed only with vaccines and sacks of food – and indiscriminately save lives, having no other impact that a strictly humanitarian one. In the mid-1990s, that image was shattered. Strikingly common-sensical, Mary Anderson laid out the idea of Do No Harm, based on the realisation that humanitarian assistance takes place within a political context, and that so-called humanitarians, in their eagerness to do good, risked exacerbating tensions and deepening conflicts. Of course, this insight was not new. As long as there have been conflicts, people in violence-ridden countries have seen foreigners appear and influence the course of events. Having them arrive in white Landcruisers with colourful flags hardly changed the essential point that, in a conflict zone, everything is political.
Pierre Holtz for UNICEF / HDPT CAR
Acknowledging that emergency aid can have unintended and potentially disastrous consequences should not, and has not, led humanitarian organisations to pack up their vaccination kits and go home. On the contrary: while the idea of Do No Harm is as relevant today as ever, there is no reason why it could not have a positive twin. This twin idea – ‘Do More Good’ – suggests that impartial and effective humanitarian action can have a positive impact beyond its primary aim of saving lives and relieving suffering, i.e. to create some breathing-space for conflict-torn communities and lay the foundations for stability and development. Just such a window of opportunity may exist today in the Central African Republic. Although this window may close fast, it does appear that positive change could be possible. Aid organisations are playing a central role in helping to bring it about. Continue Reading »
Pierre Holtz/UNICEF/Feb 08
The United Nations humanitarian wing today appealed for donors to provide another $26 million to support its aid activities in the impoverished Central African Republic (CAR), where more than 200,000 people remain displaced from their homes by persistent conflict and banditry over the past two years.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that the aid programme launched by the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the CAR this year needs $116 million in funding, but has received only $90 million so far.
UN agencies have vastly expanded the number of programmes they provide in the CAR to help the growing numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees now living in neighbouring countries such as Cameroon, Chad and Sudan.
Humanitarian agencies have also strengthened their presence outside the capital, Bangui, by increasing their number of offices from seven just two years ago to 46 this month.
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When families are forced to flee their villages because of violence, they often have to leave behind some of their most valuable assets: seeds and tools for farming. This leads to an even bigger loss: their harvest.
Because of ongoing violence, food security is a major issue in the Central African Republic. Although some early projects are making a difference, more needs to be done; local food prices are increasing rapidly for food produced both inside and out of CAR .
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Posted in CAP, Caritas, Central African Republic, MSF, sitrep, UNDP, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO on Jul 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Highlights
- $ 9 million grant from China
- Energy crisis hits hospitals in Bangui
- Assistance to the displaced in Kamba Kota and Batangafo in Ouham province
- Departure of Toby Lanzer, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in CAR
Background and security
Deadly attack near Sibut
On 16 July, bandits, also known as zaraguinas, opened fire on the vehicle of the official representative of the Forestry Ministry, Pierre Ndikini, in the region of Sibut, about 180 km north of Bangui. Mr. Ndikini was fatally wounded and died soon after in the Sibut hospital. The next day, another attack targeted the truck of a humanitarian NGO in the same region. Continue Reading »
Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) and United Nations agencies together have ranked all projects in the emergency appeal for the Central African Republic (CAR), which is a part of the Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for 2008.
Overall, 37 of 75 projects in the country’s appeal were identified as ‘high’ or ‘immediate’ priority. These projects, which carry a price tag of $29 million, will provide life-saving assistance to 1 million people, including 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and 3,000 Sudanese refugees. Continue Reading »
