Integrated Regional Information Networks 25 April 2013 Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of a 24 March rebel coup by the Séléka alliance. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs [...]
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Central African Republic: Over 37,000 people have fled CAR since December
UN News Service 5 April 2013 Since violence flared up again in the Central African Republic (CAR) in December, more than 37,000 people have fled the country, the United Nations refugee agency said today. “The help needs of these refugees are significant. Many left their homes in a hurry and were unable to bring personal [...]
Central African Republic: Briefing: DDR in CAR – hopes and hurdles
IRIN, UN News Service, April 19th 2012 Pacifying the six rebel groups that hold sway across the north and northeast of the Central African Republic (CAR) is both a key component of the country’s security reform and a prerequisite for the economic development needed to end the spiral of armed conflict and criminality that has [...]
Tracking the LRA
LRA Crisis Tracker IRIN, UN news service, 30 September 2011 Detailed updates about the activity of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) are now available in near real-time, thanks to a partnership between two US-based NGOs. The LRA Crisis Tracker, a joint venture between Invisible Children and Resolve provides data on attacks, killings, abductions, injuries and [...]
Central African Republic: Concerns rise over human rights abuses
IRIN, UN news service, 16 February 2011 BANGUI, 16 February 2011 (IRIN) – Attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in parts of the Central African Republic (CAR) have created a complex situation that not only limits the humanitarian response but also raises concerns over widespread human rights abuses, experts say. The LRA, a rebel [...]
Central African Republic: Major needs, major challenges
IRIN, UN news service, 4 February 2011 Available at UNHCR RefWorld Access and funding are among the major challenges facing the 30 or so international agencies working in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country ranked 159 out of 169 in the 2010 UN Development Programme’s Human Development Index. Local armed groups, inter-ethnic clashes and attacks by [...]
CAR/DR Congo: LRA Conducts Massive Abduction Campaign
Human Rights Watch, 11 Aug 2010 The Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has abducted more than 697 adults and children in a largely unreported campaign in the Central African Republic and the neighboring Bas Uele district of northern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past 18 months, reports Human Rights Watch. Nearly one-third of [...]
UNHCR reporting rise in LRA attacks, displacement in CAR
UNHCR field offices reporting rise in LRA attacks, displacement in CAR UNHCR Briefing Notes, 14 May 2010 This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 14 May 2010, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR [...]
DR Congo, Uganda, Sudan, CAF: Stopping LRA is not all about Kony
Thierry Vircoulon, GlobalPost, 30 Apr 2010, via International Crisis Group “I just don’t understand why we cannot end this scourge”, said Hillary Clinton in February, dismayed and perplexed at why the Lord’s Resistance Army is still spilling blood on the soil of central Africa. The question troubles many a sympathetic soul. It is more than [...]
LRA: A Regional Strategy beyond Killing Kony
International Crisis Group Africa Report N°157 28 Apr 2010 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has become a regional problem that requires a regional solution. Operation Lightning Thunder, launched in December 2008, is the Ugandan army’s latest attempt to crush militarily the one-time northern Ugandan rebel group. It has been a failure. [...]
