HDPT Central African Republic

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This is a collection of photos for the hdptcar.net blog post on the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve.

27-31 May 2008 - UN Special Representant to the Secretary General, Radhika Coomaraswamy, came to CAR to assess the issue of child soldier recruitment by rebel movements.

In 1968 Dr Ione, then a young medical student from Italy, came to the newly independent Central African Republic to help run a hospital in the north. Since then, she has spent thirty-four years in the country, living through rebellions, mutinies, intermittent progress and desperation. She has shared the hope of the population and supported their initiatives. Today, she is still by their side, helping them back up onto their feet. In a series of interviews, Dr Ione describes her incredible experiences in CAR: A thrilling eye-witness account of one of the world's forgotten crises. Find more on our blog hdptcar.net/blog/category/living-convictions/

Supporting the women of Paoua

The Central African Republic has one of the highest HIV infection rates in the region. To prevent the disease from spreading further, humanitarian and development organisations teach the young about risks and prevention.

At the same time that UNHCR is registering 10,500 new refugees from the Béhili area in CAR, thousands of Central African refugees are returning from Chad to the area of Moyenne Sido and Kabo, only 50km east of Béhili. Others flee violent conflict and attacks by armed bandits to become displaced within their own country.

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A large part of the 2,000 IDPs who are reportedly living in Bouar today are Peuhl, an ethnic group of nomadic cattle herders whose trade and animals have traditionally injected much needed cash in the region’s economy.

This mission to Sam Ouandja, north-eastern Central African Republic, was undertaken to visit a camp housing almost 3,000 refugees from Darfur, Sudan, as well assessing the security situation in the region. Credits: Pierre Holtz for UNICEF and OCHA | hdptcar.net

This mission to Ouanda Djallé, north-eastern Central African Republic, was undertaken to visit local health centers run by NGO's and supported by the UN and bilateral donors. Credits: Pierre Holtz for UNICEF and OCHA | hdptcar.net

Almost 2,000 IDPs sought refuge near Kabo, Central African Republic. The photos show the installation of a camp by the NGO Solidarités.

Birao, a town in the northeast of the Central African Republic near the border with Darfur, was in large parts destroyed in March 2007 during fighting between the UFDR militant group and Government troops, forcing almost the entire population to flee. Now, people have begun returning to rebuild their lives.