Bangui — Following a rebel attack in the Northeast of the Central African Republic and threats of more in surrounding areas, UNICEF and partners evacuated 64 children who had been released from armed groups but would be at risk of being re-recruited.
The children were living in transit centres in the towns of N'dele and Bria. The centres, which provide temporary shelter, care, support, and reintegration programmes to children released from armed groups, became too dangerous for the children to remain in as the risk that advancing rebels would re-recruit them was very high.
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