CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 2009 CONSOLICLATED APPEAL pptx

[...]... contributed to preventing armed groups from Sudan and Chad from crossing into Central African territory In the northwest and centre-north, a regional peacekeeping force, Multi-national Force in the CAR (FOMUC), was replaced by another one, MICOPAX 27 under the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) The fragility of the Central African state, the “region’s weakest link”, 28 remains a substantial... active in the northeast The smaller FDPC or Democratic Front of the Central African People, led by Abdoulaye Miskine, is a smaller group that was active in the centre-north until it lost a power struggle against the APRD 20 IMF (26 September 2008): ‘Statement by IMF Staff Mission at the Conclusion of a Visit to the Central African Republic Press release No 08/224 18 19 17 C E N T R A L A F R I C A... L I C HEALTH PRIORITY SECTOR: Strategic priority Sector lead: World Health Organization (WHO) Agencies participating: Central African Association for the Well-Being of Families (ACABEF), International Medical Aid (AMI), Association of Medical Health Programmes in the Central African Republic (ASSOMESCA), Medical Aid Committee (CAM), Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), Catholic Relief Services (CRS),... mortality is 176/1,000 31 This means that almost one child in five will not live to his or her fifth birthday More than one in two Central Africans dies before their 40th birthday, often a result of a lack of clean drinking water and unhygienic conditions More than 35% of Central Africans have to resort to unhealthy water sources such as surface water from rivers or ponds, unprotected well and springs),... Sudan send people fleeing to CAR and force Central African refugees in Chad and Darfur to return; • Floods in Bangui or epidemic outbreaks anywhere in the country lead to a new humanitarian emergency All these triggering events would lead to more humanitarian needs as social infrastructure is destroyed, local economies are brought to their knees, Central Africans are forced into internal displacement... Bozoum, Bouar, Baboua, Baoro and other towns, displaced people place a strain on host communities, who have been left with little themselves Some Central African refugees from Chad have also returned in the area of Moyenne Sido and Kabo but 101,000 Central Africans still live in Chad, Cameroon and Sudan’s Darfur region While the large-scale burnings of villages have ended and people have started returning,... lead is responsible for collecting information to feed the government’s central database on water pumps 31 C E N T R A L A F R I C A N R E P U B L I C PROTECTION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW PRIORITY SECTOR: Strategic priority Sector lead: UNHCR Agencies participating: ACF, UN Peace-Building Support Office in the Central African Republic (BONUCA), CAM, COOPI, CRS, Danish Refugee Council (DRC), IMC,... life-saving assistance and early recovery programmes to some 600,000 people struck by violence In 2009, the CHF will expand and become more robust In 2009, with donor support, it will hopefully exceed the combined contributions of the ERF and the CHF in 2008 The Humanitarian Coordinator called on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) twice during the year The CERF’s rapid response window contributed... August 2007 and aid agencies coordinate their action by sector Clusters encompass all relevant organisations, including local NGOs, donor representatives and the Central African authorities which now participate in most clusters In 2008, the HDPT decentralised its coordination mechanisms to render humanitarian collaboration more timely, effective and strategic Several sub-clusters were created in Paoua,... Civil Society Organisations Programmes Early Recovery Nutrition Education Food Security SMT The International Committee of the Red Cross and the three sections of Médecins Sans Frontières in the Central African Republic (Netherlands, France and Spain/Belgium) participate in the HDPT but their action is not part of, or coordinated by, this Coordinated Aid Programme They participate as observers rather . (www.reliefweb.int/fts). CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 4 Table II. Summary of Requirements – (grouped by Appealing Organisation) Table II: Consolidated Appeal for Central African Republic 2009 Summary. re g ion | Pierre Holtz , UNICE F http://hdptcar.net CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 2 Some Basic Facts about the Central African Republic Most recent data Previously Population 4,390,008. on the basis of information provided by the respective appealing organisation. Table I: Consolidated Appeal for Central African Republic 2009 Summary of Requirements (grouped by Cluster) as