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Violence-ridden Central African Republic on road to famine: U.N.
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 21, 2018 / 11:30 AM / UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Violence-ridden Central African Republic on road to famine: U.N.
Tom Miles
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - Endemic violence in Central African Republic is pushing the country towards famine with 63 percent of the population already needing emergency aid, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Wednesday.
Central African Republic (CAR) has been in chaos since 2013, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted the president, provoking a backlash from Christian anti-balaka militias.
The fighting has uprooted more than 1 million people. The U.N. humanitarian chief in the country, Najat Rochdi, said 2.9 million of the 4.6 million population needed aid, and 1.6 million were in acute need.
In August, a food security survey assessed that for the first time, parts of CAR were in an “emergency”. That is the level four in a globally recognized food security classification system, where five is “catastrophe/famine”.
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Violence-ridden Central African Republic on road to famine: U.N.
Tom Miles
3 MIN READ
GENEVA (Reuters) - Endemic violence in Central African Republic is pushing the country towards famine with 63 percent of the population already needing emergency aid, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in the country said on Wednesday.
Central African Republic (CAR) has been in chaos since 2013, when mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted the president, provoking a backlash from Christian anti-balaka militias.
The fighting has uprooted more than 1 million people. The U.N. humanitarian chief in the country, Najat Rochdi, said 2.9 million of the 4.6 million population needed aid, and 1.6 million were in acute need.
In August, a food security survey assessed that for the first time, parts of CAR were in an “emergency”. That is the level four in a globally recognized food security classification system, where five is “catastrophe/famine”.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-centralafrica-un/violence-ridden-central-african-republic-on-road-to-famine-u-n-idUSKCN1NQ240