West and Central Africa Humanitarian Bulletin January 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

• Catherine Samba-Panza elected President of the Central African Republic

• Revised Strategic Response Plan for CAR appeals for US$551.3 million to assist 1.9 million people

• Donors pledge US$500 million for aid to CAR at high-level meeting in Brussels

• Some 5,700 Malian refugees return between June and December 2013

• Over 4,000 people seek refuge in Cameroon after clashes in northeast Nigeria in mid-January

• Regional HNO for the Sahel finalized, 2014-16 Strategic Response Plan to be launched on 3 February

• CERF allocated over US$104.5 million to West and Central Africa countries in 2013