Central African Republic, Africa

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CAR: NGO suspends activities in northwest after health workers abducted

IRIN

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

The Catholic charity, Caritas, has suspended some of its activities in the town of Bozoum, northwestern Central African Republic (CAR), after the...

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CAR: Ensure perpetrators of atrocities are brought to book, ICC urged

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IRIN

Thursday, May 24, 2007

The decision by the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes committed during an armed conflict between the Central African...

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CAR: Negotiations under way for demobilisation of child soldiers

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IRIN

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Rebels in northeastern Central African Republic (CAR) have agreed to negotiate the release of hundreds of child soldiers in their ranks to the United...

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Fleeing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR)

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IRIN

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

In 2006, civilians in the Central African Republic (CAR) once again fell victim to horrific violence in the latest bout of conflict in a string of...

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Leprosy still a challenge despite drop in cases

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IRIN

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Henri Kombo, a 60-year-old father of five from the southern M'baiki region of the Central African Republic (CAR) has suffered from leprosy for years...

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UNDP Officer In Charge Assumes Office

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The Point

Thursday, April 12, 2007

The UNDP office in The Gambia has issued a press release to convey the assumption of office of the new Officer in Charge. The release, dated 10th...

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AFRICA: UN’s top humanitarian official calls for urgent aid for three states

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IRIN

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

At the current rate, if the situation in Sudan’s Darfur region continues, over half the population in the region could be displaced within the next...

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Refugees stranded in Sudanese town

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IRIN

Friday, February 09, 2007

Since fleeing his home in northern Central African Republic (CAR) on 3 December 2006, Abdoulay Douga Mandja Noel, 40, has lived rough in a border...

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GLOBAL: CERF “wasteful" of donor funding - Save the Children

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IRIN

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

The international NGO Save the Children says the UN’s prestigious, multi-million dollar Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is “clumsy and...

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-CHAD: UN Security Council pursues UN force option

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IRIN

Sunday, January 14, 2007

United Nations Security Council members emerged from a lengthy meeting on Chad, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Darfur on Wednesday, agreeing...

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