Central African Republic: Number of Refugees From Central African Republic Approaches 40,000 Mark

press release

Geneva — The UN refugee agency on Friday reported that the number of civilians fleeing instability in Central African Republican has risen to almost 40,000 and people continue to cross borders and seek shelter in neighbouring countries.

"Over the last two weeks our offices have reported fresh arrivals into Chad, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. In all, and since the conflict began last December, there are now 37,000 CAR [Central African Republic] refugees in the region," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told journalists in Geneva.

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