Central African Republic Waits for International Help

26 November 2013

The UN Security Council aims to strengthen the peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic. France has promised to send 1,000 troops. The people hope this will put an end to the violence and despair.

For years, the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic has been rather dramatic whether in times of peace or conflict. According to the country's project director at Doctor's Without Borders [MSF] Sylvain Groult, mortality rates for children [in CAR] were worse than in Somalia.

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