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2014 HIGHLIGHTS Nineteen civilians, including three Central African MSF national staff members, were killed during an armed robbery in the grounds of MSF’s hospital in the northern town of Boguila,...

BANGUI/DAKAR/GENEVA/NEW YORK – A year after extreme violence tore through the Central African Republic, two out of five children in urgent need of UNICEF’s support are without vital humanitarian aid...

Snapshot 10–16 December Iraq: 700,000 IDPs, mostly in Dahuk and Anbar governorates, are living in shelters that are not adapted for winter temperatures. 945,000 IDPs are in dire need of kerosene for...

Highlights: • In Bangui, the security situation remains volatile with ex-Seleka elements in Beal camp in Bangui threatening to detonate the site if their demands are not met by the transitional...

HIGHLIGHTS/KEY PRIORITIES The security situation countrywide remains volatile. Ex-Seleka elements living in Bangui’s Beal camp threaten to detonate the site if their demands are not met. An eruption...

Contents 509 Global progress towards regional measles elimination, worldwide, 2000–2013 Sommaire 509 Progrès dans le monde en vue de l’élimination de la rougeole dans les Régions, 2000-2013

Highlights In Bangui, renewed violence began 7 October, targeting the civilian population, aid agency staff, and MINUSCA peacekeepers. As a result, two UN peacekeeping troops lost their lives and 13...

HIGHLIGHT The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative (SRSG) and head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Mr...

SITUATION OVERVIEW Renewed violence in Bangui town increases the number of Displaced people and Also hindering humanitarian access to the people affected. Other violent clashes on 4 august further...

FAITS SAILLANTS Situation humanitaire préoccupante à Batangafo et Boda. Une tension forte entre les différents groupes armés et les forces Internationales persiste, entravant l'accès humanitaire avec...

Highlights On 15 September MINUSCA officially took over from MISCA; On 22 September, five Muslims were killed by anti-Balaka in the Sibut area while accompanying a truck of cattle to Bangui; CAR...

WHO assessment sheds light on Central African Republic’s shattered health system Tumult in this landlocked country was so extensive in the spring of 2014 that officials were not sure how much of its...

Highlights UNICEF continues to be engaged in providing humanitarian assistance in four regions of Cameroon – the Far North, North, Adamawa and the East – which have been facing recurring emergencies. ...

SITUATION OVERVIEW Renewed violence in and around the north-western town of Batangafo at the end of July displaced at least 20,000 people.Other violent clashes on 4 august further deteriorated the...

UNICEF Response highlights • Nearly 70% of the targeted affected population has received WASH supplies and hand-washing materials. • 61% of targeted children under 5 with severe acute malnutrition...

Ebola in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea: As a three-day countrywide shutdown came to an end in Sierra Leone, the UN Security Council set up a special mission to lead the global response to the...

It is very early in the morning when a car leaves the Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) base in Bambari, Ouaka region, in the center of Central African Republic (CAR), a country...

Il est très tôt le matin lorsqu’une voiture quitte la base MSF de Bambari dans la région de l’Ouaka en République centrafricaine (RCA), un pays récemment dévasté par la violence. L’équipe MSF se...

Faits saillants Les acteurs humanitaires ont répondu aux besoins de plus de 6 000 retournés de la RCA qui ont été déplacés sur le nouveau site de Kobiteye (Logone Oriental), suite à une décision...

The crisis in the Central African Republic has been graded at Level 3 since 11 December 2014. Health partners have scaled up their interventions but have not reached all the population in need due to...