UNDP released a comprehensive fact sheet on the Central African Republic, taken from its National Human Development Report 2007/08 (to be published soon). It provides an excellent overview of recent data on Central African development, poverty, education and health. The fact sheet is available in English and French.

Click here to download the fact sheet (PDF, 744 KB)

Download the 2008 Needs Analysis Framework in English (2.1 MB) - PDF

The Needs Analysis Framework analyzes the humanitarian needs in the Central African Republic, mainly of civilians living in the northern areas affected by conflict and violence. As a consequence of poverty and under-development, and aggravated by the violent conflict and banditry, urgent needs exist in all sectors. First and foremost, the humanitarian crisis in CAR is a protection and human rights crisis, with 305,000 people being forced to flee their homes. But many people also have no access to hospitals, health centres, schools, and markets, they have no drinking water and cannot work their fields, and many have no roof to protect them from the rains. Continue Reading »

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 »

The share of people living on less than 1 dollar a day is higher in the Central African Republic than in almost any other country in the world. For 67 percent of the population daily purchasing power does not surpass a dollar. Only in Mali and Nigeria is the share of the the population living in extreme poverty higher than in CAR (World Bank, 2002).