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About Central African Republic

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Rebel camp in the north eastern Central African Republic For more information see <a href= http www hdptcar net >hdptcar net< a>

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Demobilize child soldiers in the Central African Republic

Child in a rebel camp in the north eastern Central African Republic Credits Pierre Holtz | UNICEF CAR | <a href= http www hdptcar net >hdptcar net< a>

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Family in Silambi Central African Republic

This family has just finished their cotton harvest in Silambi Central African Republic along the border with Chad

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Central African Republic Displaced Family

When you have a neglected poverty stricken country where disease rates soar and life expectancy is extremely low and you mix that with outbreaks of violence and mass displacement you get a rapidly unfolding humanitarian disaster That s the situation in Central African Republic Melissa Winkler was there with the IRC s Emergency Response Team to help launch humanitarian aid programs Photo Melissa Winkler The IRC

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Two Girls in Central African Republic

These two young girls were enthralled watching a friendly game of petanque in Markounda Central African Republic

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Central African Republic P 14a 500 Francs 1985

Central African Republic P 14a 500 Francs 1985

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Aerial 3D of the Central African Republic It s north of the Congo and this area though green is really scrubland more than jungle

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UNHCR News Story UNHCR registers thousands of refugees from Central

Chad Newly arrived refugees from Central African Republic CAR in Daha south eastern Chad UNHCR V Ndakass 9 February 2009 <u>UNHCR registers thousands of refugees from Central African Republic< u> ABÉCHÉ Chad February 12 2009 UNHCR A small UNHCR team has been helping the authorities in south eastern Chad to register thousands of refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic CAR and to assess their needs The refugee agency also distributed aid Some 6 000 civilians mostly women and children from the Rounga and Sara tribes have fled to Chad since December to escape attacks by rebel groups and fighting between the rebels and CAR government forces Most are now stranded in and around the village of Daha just one kilometre from the Chad CAR border A convoy organized by UNHCR and other humanitarian aid agencies including the World Food Programme WFP and the UN Children s Fund UNICEF left for Daha from the town of Abéché late last week and arrived on Monday On Tuesday the four UNHCR members of the mission began to register the refugees and to distribute assistance including cooking utensils and shelter material including plastic sheeting mats mosquito nets and blankets which will protect them from the wind and cold at might Most of the refugees have been sleeping out in the open WFP handed out food rations for three weeks The team has also been assessing the immediate needs of the refugees These included the provision of a steady supply of potable water the construction of proper latrines and the immunization of children under the age of five against measles and polio Five refugee children have died of unknown causes while two women have died while giving birth A UNHCR emergency team from Geneva is expected to arrive in Daha on Friday to continue interviewing the refugees and organizing relief assistance However the remoteness of Daha which is situated almost 1 000 kilometres south of Abéché remains a major logistical constraint The UN refugee ag

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A diamond digger in the Central African Republic

A diamond digger from Chad at work in one of the diamond fields surrounding the town of Sam Ouandja Vakaga prefecture north eastern Central African Republic Most of the 22 000 inhabitants of Sam Ouandja and around including children work on diamond mines the high quality stones attract diggers from neighbouring countries former rebels and bandits meaning that insecurity is high in the area As a result the HIV AIDS prevalence rate is among the country s highest UNICEF through its implementing partner International Medical Corps IMC wants to scale up psychosocial support and reintegration activities for victims of all forms of violence

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The Central African Republic

A woman lecturing to community members in Bangui about AIDS and how to prevent it The woman received her training from the United Nations Development Programme UNDP 20 Nov 1998 Bangui Central African Republic UN Photo Evan Schneider <a href= http www unmultimedia org photo >www unmultimedia org photo < a>

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Slovakia and Central African Republic

Or in its formal form the Slovak Republic as on the flag bearer s sash The Central African Republic s was one of the several flags I don t think I d ever seen or noticed quot in the cloth quot before this event

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Main street Paoua north west Central African Republic CAR

Welcome to the Central African Republic For many people CAR is way off the map While neighbours such as Chad Congo and Sudan regularly make the headlines this nation in the heart of Africa has quietly slipped out of focus Despite an abundance of diamonds and timber landlocked CAR is one of the poorest states in Africa In this country of around 4 4 million people two out of three are living on less than $1 per day Over 40 do not get enough food to eat Average life expectancy is just 43 years And just one in three people can read and write The interruptions of violence and 20 years of under development means CAR is only one place from the bottom in the UN s world rankings of human development needs Credit DFID Simon Davis

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3D Central African Republic

Aerial 3D of the Central African Republic It s north of the Congo and this area though green is really scrubland more than jungle

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Photo Grass Village outside of Obo Central African Republic Photographer communistgeorge3

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Spreading conflict in Central African Republic forces civilians

Civilians crossed the Barh Aouk River with a handful of possessions and the clothes on their backs © UNHCR A Rehrl DAHA Chad March 27 UNHCR Tens of thousands of civilians from the Central African Republic have fled to southern Chad to escape banditry and fighting between the government and rebels in recent years Ache Abakar never imagined she would one day be among them But last Saturday the exhausted 50 year old crossed the Barh Aouk River with her five grandchildren and sought shelter in the Chadian village of Daha They had spent three days on the road hiding in the bush at night and feeding on mangoes after the fighting finally reached their village in the Ndéle region of north east Central African Republic quot Everybody in our village fled to Chad Some are still on their way There should be no one left in Kounde village quot Ache told UNHCR shortly after arriving here quot This is the first time I ve been a refugee in my life I never expected that quot She was among a group of more than 130 civilians who arrived in Chad on the same morning most of them carrying a handful of possessions and the clothes on their backs A few people forded the river on bicycles They gathered under trees by the riverbank waiting for members of a UNHCR team to guide them to the registration centre Since the latest wave of violence erupted mid January across the border UNHCR staff in Daha have registered more than 8 000 refugees from the Central African Republic A further 2 500 have been registered at Massambaye located 125 kilometres east of Daha The refugees in Daha mostly women children and the elderly have received a warm and generous welcome from locals They live in two sites near the village and are able to use the health and education facilities But the arrival of so many people in eastern Chad s Salamat region has caught the local authorities and humanitarian aid workers by surprise and shown how the conflict in CAR has spread Some 56 000 CAR refugees are living in five refugees

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Central African Republic Political 1992 216K and pdf format 239K

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