“The UN
refugee agency on Tuesday reported that an upsurge in violence in the
Central African Republic has forced the displacement of almost 50,000
people since the start of the year. This includes an estimated 30,000
who have fled their homes and found refuge in other parts of the
country and more than 19,200 people who have crossed into the
neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo's Equateur province.”
“...
across the border, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR had
registered more than 19,200 refugees who had arrived in Bosobolo
territory in the north of Equateur as a result of new violence since
December in Central African Republic's Kouango district, in Ouaka
prefecture.”
“Some
2,400 refugees have crossed into the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, using new entry points in the territories of Mobayi and
Bosobolo since February 15. Most are children. They said that they
had fled out of fear of violence by ex-Seleka fighters after a
disarmament operation in Bria.”
“Newly
arrived refugees currently live in spontaneous settlements on the
bank of the Oubangui River, the natural border between the Democratic
Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, with limited
access to health care, clean water and food. Children have no access
to education. De Gruijl said UNHCR was organizing emergency
assistance, including mobile clinics, and access to potable water
while preparing their transfer to the refugee site. The lack of
services and logistical challenges in this remote part of northern
Democratic Republic of the Congo are making this work even more
difficult. The hospital in Bili has only 15 beds and lacks
equipment.”
“Almost
900,000 people have been forcibly displaced by violence in the
Central African Republic. Some 442,000 are displaced inside the
country, including more than 50,000 in Bangui, some 35,000 people who
fled to Bambari and 33,700 in Batangafo. Some 451,000 are living in
exile, mainly in Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
and the Republic of the Congo (24,000).”
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