CAR will be celebrating World Humanitarian Day (WHD) on Friday August 19. WHD is a global celebration of people helping people, bringing together UN agencies and national and international NGOs in recognition of those that help millions around the world every day. See a wide diversity of places, faces and endeavours of humanitarian aid workers by watching the 2011 WHD film.
The event will take place at the Alliance Francaise in Bangui. Download the agenda here >>
Follow updates on the day celebrated around the globe on OCHA’s website. For more information on the event in Bangui, please contact:
Laura Fultang
Information and Donor Liason Officer
UN OCHA CAR
fultangl@un.org
An updated presentation of the general humanitarian and development situation in CAR is now available. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Toby Lanzer presented this briefing to donors and other partners in Europe earlier this month, including at an OECD/DAC seminar, during EC consultations in Brussels and with Dutch officials in the Hague. The updated version integrates new developments in security sector reform and political dialogue, as well as other key points.
The Central African Republic (CAR) successfully held its first Development Partner Round Table in Brussels on Friday, gathering much needed donor support for the impoverished nation. Donors pledged to spend USD 600 million over the next three years to finance crucial humanitarian and development projects. Continue Reading »
Following the Development Partner Consultation in June 2007, the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) is preparing for its next milestone meeting. President Bozizé and Prime Minister Doté will present the country’s first poverty reduction strategy on October 26 during a round table meeting in Brussels. Many international organizations and donor countries will be present to discuss development and reconstruction plans for the years 2008 to 2010.
On 26 June 2007, 14 countries and 18 international and international financial organizations met for a first consultation of development partners on the situation in the Central African Republic. This meeting will be followed by a wider donor round table in October 2007.
During the consultation, the CAR Government presented its reconstruction strategy for the landlocked, conflict- and debt-burdened country. Government representatives also illustrated the current situation in a number of sectors, such as economy and finance, security sector reform, infrastructure, gender, education, health, rural development.
All documents and presentations for the conference can be accessed at www.car-conference.net. For the government’s reconstruction strategy see the presentation by Sylvain Maliko, Minister of Economics, Plan and International Cooperation, below.
About HDPT Central African Republic
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
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