The international NGO Danish Refugee Council together with national NGO Echelle have completed the analysis and report of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) profiling exercise conducted in May 2011. Read the summary of the report (598kb) (French version only) here and the full report (3,250kb) (French version only) here.
For more information, please contact:
Lukas Rüst
Protection Coordinator
Danish Refugee Council
Central African Republic
protection.car@drc.dk
Posted in africa, Central African Republic, chad, data, displacement, DRC, internal displacement, LRA, Maps, Ngaoundaye, OCHA, rebels, refugees, Sam Ouandja, security, sudan, UFDR, Zaraguinas on Nov 9th, 2011 Comments Off
OCHA with the support of the humanitarian and development community have recently written a report on their work updating the estimations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees in the CAR. The report includes the displacement figures and map, the methodology used for data collection, the complexities of tracking displacement in the CAR, an overview of the context and causes of displacement by region and recommendations for the humanitarian community as they move forward in tracking displacement. Download the full report here (PDF, 781 KB) >>
Download the map on our Maps page, or directly here >>
For more information, please contact:
Lauren Paletta
Information Management Officer UN OCHA
Bangui, Central African Republic
paletta@un.org
Posted in africa, APRD, bandits, BINUCA, Birao, Central African Republic, chad, child soldiers, children, disarmament, displacement, DRC, governance, government, human rights, humanitarian crisis, internal displacement, MICOPAX, ouham, rebels, refugees, Sam Ouandja, security, sexual violence, UFDR, united nations, violence, war crimes, Zaraguinas on Nov 2nd, 2011 No Comments »
Amnesty International Press Release (20 Oct 2011)
Central African Republic: Civilians bear the brunt of decades of violence and abuses
Local and foreign armed groups in the CAR are still killing, abducting, torturing and raping civilians, as well as burning houses and looting property, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
The report Central African Republic – Action needed to end decades of abuse describes how CAR’s population has been terrorized for decades by armed groups who have been able to operate with virtual impunity.
Despite peace agreements and a fledgling Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration process, armed conflict continues to ravage the country resulting in civilian deaths and mass internal displacement.
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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 »
Highlights
- 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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Posted in africa, aid, aid effectiveness, Bangui, Central African Republic, displacement, DRC, Early Recovery, education, facts, Farming, Food, internal displacement, Ngaoundaye, ouham, paoua, refugees, sanitation, security, water on Jul 14th, 2011 Comments Off
Activités du Conseil Danois pour les Refugiés en République centrafricaine 2009-2010
DRC s’est officiellement installé en RCA en aout 2008 et oeuvre dans trois sous-préfectures du pays : l’Ouham, l’Ouham Pendé et la Bamingui Bangoran.
Ouham
Depuis janvier 2010 DRC est basée à Batangafo où elle a relevé un projet éducation mis en oeuvre par le “Conseil Norvégien pour les Refugiés” NRC.
Ouham Pendé
DRC s’est installé en aout 2008 à Paoua où elle dispose d’une base pleinement opérationnelle. En 2009 elle a élargie son rayon d’action dans 4 autres sous-préfectures de l’Ouham Pendé à savoir : Bozoum, Bocaranga, Ndim, Ngaoundaye. Au total on dénombre donc une base (Paoua) et 5 antennes (Bozoum, Bocaranga, Ngaoundaye, Koui et Ndim).
Bamingui Bangoran
Depuis octobre 2008 DRC est installé dans la ville de Ndélé avec une pase pleinement fonctionnelle.
Read more about DRC’s strategies, objectives, projects, outputs, lessons learned and perspectives by downloading the Annual Report (1.3 MB) (French version only) >>
For further details please visit the DRC CAR webpage or contact:
Gilles Ponserre
CAR Country Director
drccar@drc.dk
Highlights
- The death of 2 children leads to unrest in Bangui
- ICC Trust Fund for Victims in CAR
- New Maps! Areas of intervention per cluster
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Posted in africa, Central African Republic, data, displacement, DRC, facts, Farming, internal displacement, Maps, ouham, paoua, refugees, sudan, UNHCR, united nations on Mar 11th, 2011 Comments Off
Highlights
- The second round of the parliamentarian election scheduled for 27 March 2010
- Opposition plan to boycott the second round of election
- Chadian troops left Birao on 14 February 2011
Working with partners
Implementing partners include the Government’s Commission Nationale pour les Réfugiés (CNR), CNPPDI and other relevant ministries, IRC, DRC, Triangle GH, IMC, Merlin, COOPI, CSSI and CARITAS. UNHCR chairs the Protection Cluster and works closely with the UN Country Team, national and international NGOs and donors, and participates in joint activities, like the provision of protection and assistance to IDPs in the North.
Achievements
- The Office has started interviewing refugee returnees in Ouham Pendé prefecture. As to date, 46 out of 93 refugee returnee families have been interviewed in Nana-Barya. Findings show that all returnees in Nana-Barya fled to Cameroon. Those who returned came back either due to a family death, for health reasons, or due to difficult living conditions in Cameroon. Generally, it appears that before fleeing to asylum, 82% of interviewees lived in brick houses, after displacement 82% live in straw houses. There is no access to potable water, only 50% of children are educated, 95% have access to healthcare, and 80% of returnees eat only 1 meal per day. Only 37% feel that they are secure in Nana-Barya, and 82% have no knowledge or access to the judicial system. 21% of the refugee families interviewed have a family member who is handicapped or blind, and 18% of interviewees were single women with children.
- UNHCR and the humanitarian community in Paoua have started discussion on the return of IDPs in their villages of origin. This comes after a meeting APRD, one rebel group acting in the north, had a meeting with 46 chiefs of villages to discuss the return of IDPs to their villages.
- 180 hectares of farm lands are being distributed to Sudanese refugees by local authorities in Bambari to help them start agricultural activities. They have already received agricultural materials and seeds from FAO.
Read more by downloading the full bulletin >>
For further details please contact:
UNHCR office in CAR
Mr. Djerassem Mbaiorem
Email: mbaiorem@unhcr.org | Phone: +236 21 61 32 80
Posted in africa, Bangui, Central African Republic, data, displacement, DRC, facts, internal displacement, Maps, ouham, paoua, refugees, Sam Ouandja, sudan, UNHCR on Feb 11th, 2011 No Comments »
Highlight
Announcement of final results of presidential election. The Constitutional Court validated the presidential election of last January and declared President Francois Bozize as the winner with 64,37%. In addition, the Court declared unfounded the queries from opposition candidates who called for the cancellation of these elections due to fraud, according to their own statement.
The two international staff from MSF who were kidnapped by rebels on January 30, 2011, have been released last week (February 20, 2011).
Working with partners
Implementing partners include the Government’s Commission Nationale pour les Réfugiés (CNR), CNPPDI and other relevant ministries, IRC, DRC, Triangle GH, IMC, Merlin, COOPI, CSSI and CARITAS. UNHCR chairs the Protection Cluster and works closely with the UN Country Team, national and international NGOs and donors, and participates in joint activities, like the provision of protection and assistance to IDPs in the North.
Achievements
- Protection meetings in Bangui last week reached following results: Gender Based Violence sub cluster met (February 8, 2011) with all relevant partners and adopted a common mechanism for monthly data collection, revised its ToR and proposed a chart that will contain all interventions, highlighting the gaps and avoid duplications. In addition, all partners involved in protection issues held a meeting (February 11, 2011) to boost the protection cluster. DRC has been appointed as co-lead of the cluster.
- Implementation of pilot documentation project aiming at delivering birth certificate and/or national identity cards to IDPs in Kaga Bandoro and Paoua to avoid statelessness and offer educational perspectives to young people. To date, 2000 birth certificates were distributed to people from Fah and Bamatara villages. The second step which includes delivering of identity cards is on the way.
Read more by downloading the full bulletin >>
For further details please contact:
UNHCR office in CAR
Mr. Djerassem Mbaiorem
Email: mbaiorem@unhcr.org | Phone: +236 21 61 32 80
The Central African Republic (CAR) has gone through more than 20 years of relative and absolute under-development. Today, Central Africans are worse off than they were 20 years ago.
The chart below shows Human Development Indicator (HDI) trends for CAR and its neighbours. The HDI value for CAR was 0.355 in 2006, well below the value for 1985, and essentially the same as in the early 1970s, while countries like Sudan or Chad are substantially better off today.
The Human Development Indicator combines measures of life expectancy, school enrolment, literacy and income to allow a broader view of a country’s development than does income alone. Click here for more info on the HDI and the Human Development Reports.
