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On 20 February, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivered a statement to the Security Council, presenting a Six-Point Initiative for the Central African Republic.
They focused particularly on the reinforcement of the African Union (MISCA) and French troops and called for more support for the Central African government to enable it to establish a minimum capacity to function and re-establish law and order.
The initiative aims at accelerating the political and reconciliation process and contained an urgent appeal for funding for humanitarian aid programmes.
On 25 February, the French National Assembly authorised a four-month extension of the Sangaris operation in the Central African Republic.
UNHCR reports that more than 15,000 people in 18 locations in the northwest and southwest of the Central African Republic are at present surrounded and being threatened by armed groups. These populations are at a very high risk of attack and urgently need better security. Although violence has hit all communities in the country, most of the people trapped are Muslims under threat from anti-Balaka elements.