1. Key points
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According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$342.8 million of humanitarian assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR) since the start of 2015.
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An additional US$26 million is reported in the media to have been recently pledged, but this has not yet been reported to FTS.
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The United States (US) is the largest donor, contributing 25% of funding to CAR in 2015 (US$84.8 million).
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So far in 2015, US$17.9 million has been specified as disbursed to the Bangui region of CAR. US$2.8 million has been specified for two other affected areas, Bambari and Kaga Bandoro.
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The UN-coordinated Central African Republic Strategic Response Plan 2015 requests US$613 million. The appeal is currently 45% funded at US$277.1 million, with an additional US$65.7 million committed/contributed outside of the appeal.
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CAR refugees and host communities in neighbouring countries (Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo) are covered through a separate appeal, the Central African Republic Crisis Response Plans 2015. The appeal requests US$331.2 million and it is currently 21% covered with US$70 million.
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There has been no new Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocation to CAR so far in 2015.