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I. HIGHLIGHTS
The Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) Director of Operations visited CAR from 10 to 14 February to take stock of the situation. The delegation reiterated that the need for humanitarian assistance remains extremely high.
About 403 people have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo as a precautionary measure in case of retaliation from ex-Séléka elements following confrontations with international forces in Bria (Haute Kotto Province) on 10 February.
On 7 February, ex-Séléka elements and armed pastoralists attacked the Ngakobo IDP site, which hosts 9,500 IDPs, near Bambari (Ouaka Province). At least 2,500 IDPs sought refuge in a sugar factory in Ngakobo.
On 9 February, armed men attacked the compound of an international NGO in Kabo (Ouham Province).
443,000 IDPs in CAR, including:
50,281 in 34 sites in Bangui (as of 6 February)
68% Funding available (about US$337 million) against the revised SRP 2014 requirements of $555 million
4.6 million Population of CAR
2.7 million People who need assistance
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