Tuesday, January 7, 2014

United Nations: Central African Republic On The Brink Of A Catastrophic Religious Civil War



UN Warns CAR On Brink Of Catastrophe -- Al Jazeera

About 2.2 million people in Central African Republic need assistance according to UN political chief.

UN officials are warning the Security Council that Central African Republic is on the brink of a catastrophe, with half the population made homeless since ethnic warfare broke out.

UN political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman told the council on Monday that about 2.2 million people throughout the country need assistance, about half the total population.

About half the people of Bangui have been driven from their homes, a total of about 513,000, he said. An estimated 100,000 people are seeking shelter at a makeshift camp at the airport near the capital.

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More News On The Crisis In Central African Republic

Strife in Central African Republic could turn into religious war and spill over borders, UN warns -- UN News Centre
CAR descending into religious war -- UPI
Central African Conflict Risks Becoming Religious War, UN Warns -- Bloomberg Businessweek
UN: Half of Central African Republic needs aid -- Washington Post/AP
Violence displaces one million people in Central African Republic: UN -- NDTV
Nearly a million flee violence in Central African Republic -- CNN
African nations pull out citizens from Central African Republic -- Deutsche Welle
Violence in the Central African Republic -- Council on Foreign Relations

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