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Central African Republic:
Insecurity Pushes Number of Displaced Past 935,000
UNHCR, 3 January 2014
Continuing violence and insecurity in Central African Republic has pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDP) past 935,000 and is hampering humanitarian aid efforts. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Multiple Emergencies Pose Great Test of the Global Humanitarian System, UN Official Says
UN News, 2 January 2014
An unprecedented number of people are beginning 2014 either internally displaced or as refugees, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned today, urging sustained support for… Read more »
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Nigeria:
CAR Crisis - Repatriation of Nigerians to Begin Today - NEMA
Daily Trust, 3 January 2014
The National Emergency Management Agency has said that the evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the Central African Republic will begin today. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Blood Bank Runs Low as Fighting Mounts
AlertNet, 31 December 2013
Blood reserves are running low in the Central African Republic leaving those in need of life saving transfusions with little hope of survival as machete-based violence escalates, a… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Famine and Malnutrition Stalk Strife-Torn Central African Republic, UN Agencies Warn
UN News, 31 December 2013
United Nations agencies today warned of possible famine and severe malnutrition in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling on donors to provide urgent funding to mitigate the… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
UN Agency Needs U.S. $100 Million to Feed 1.25 Million
AlertNet, 31 December 2013
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it would scale up food distributions in conflict-wracked Central African Republic (CAR) to assist up to 1.25 million people… Read more »
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Gambia:
World Must Urgently Avert Humanitarian Crisis in S/Sudan, Car - VP Tells AU Delegates
Daily Observer, 31 December 2013
The Gambia's vice president and Women's Affairs minister has told delegates attending the African Union Peace and Security Council summit in Banjul that the world must urgently act… Read more »