Refugees International: Reports: Visual Mission: Scorched Earth in the Central African Republic

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Visual Mission: Scorched Earth in the Central African Republic

The crisis in Darfur and eastern Chad has overshadowed the urgent humanitarian, security, development, political and human rights crisis in neighboring Central African Republic, a crisis which deserves immediate international attention. The civil conflict and instability in the CAR result from internal political and socioeconomic factors that have been manifest for many years.

Central African Republic Map

12/06/2006
Fighting between government and various irregular forces along the CAR border with Chad and Sudan continues and has displaced approximately 150,000 people. In the northeast, the Central African army, backed by French forces, fought for control near the tripartite border of Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic. Getting access to this area is extremely difficult and the exact nature of the situation and the needs are unknown. The northwest, another part of the country where insecurity and impunity reign and few international agencies operate, has never received adequate attention. Refugees International had the opportunity to travel with a UN convoy to the northwest to meet with displaced and vulnerable people.