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UNHCR Regional Update #55 - Central African Republic Situation, 18 April - 1 May 2015

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • On 28 April, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) by one year and reiterated its intention to continuously review the troop number of 10,750 military personnel, including additional troops. Resolution 2217 was unanimously adopted by Member States that noted with concern that, even though there were signs of improvement, the security situation in the Central African Republic remained volatile. Additional troops and police would need to be provided to effectively enhance MINUSCA’s capacity to be able to operate and discharge its responsibilities.

  • The UN Under-Secretary General for the UN Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hervé Ladsous completed a three-day visit to the CAR on 28 April. Mr. Ladsous acknowledged that the security situation in the CAR remained fragile but reiterated the determination of MINUSCA to take on the security challenges. He added that there were high hopes for the Bangui Forum and that the event, due to commence on 4 May, would “launch major reforms for the Central African people and will allow the Transition to transfer to a democratically elected regime.”

KEY FIGURES

436,119 IDPs including 43,592 in Bangui in 35 sites

462,015 Central African refugees in Cameroon, Chad, DRC and Congo including 220,333

New arrivals since Dec. 2013 8,103 Refugees and asylum seekers in the Central African Republic

FUNDING

USD 241 million requested for the situation

PRIORITIES

  • Cameroon: acceleration of assistance to refugees living offsite in villages.

  • Chad: profiling and verification exercise in returnee sites.

  • DRC: relocation of refugees to existing sites. Verification of refugees out of camps.

  • Congo: ensure registration and documentation of all CAR refugees.