Calls For More Troops in CAR
U.N. Secretary-General has called for an additional 3,000 troops and police for the Central African Republic, where sectarian violence has continued unabated.
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Central African Republic:
The World Needs to Understand the Scale of the Crisis - Before It Is Too Late
IFRC, 19 February 2014
Even as the media attention shifts from the situation in the Central African Republic, the violence grows worse. It may not be the kind of conflict that makes headlines around the… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
'I've Never Seen Such Horrific Wounds'
ICRC, 18 February 2014
Essam El Sayed, a surgeon, arrived in Bangui on 1 January 2014, as bloody intercommunal violence was wreaking unprecedented havoc. For 12 hours a day, he is striving with his team… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
End the 'Nightmare', Say Top UN Leaders
UN News, 20 February 2014
Time is of the essence if the international community does not want to fail the people of the Central African Republic (CAR), top United Nations officials warned today, as they… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Central African Republic Cannot Wait for United Nations Peacekeeping Mission, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Presenting Interim Proposals
UN, 20 February 2014
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council today, urged deployment of at least 3,000 more troops and police in the Central African Republic to… Read more »
InFocus
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Despite international efforts to stop the violence in the Central African Republic, extreme levels of violence against civilians and targeted killing of minority groups still ... Read more »