Central African Republic: UN releases funds for humanitarian aid amid ongoing crisis
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Aid distribution point in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR). Photo: OCHA
The 51吃瓜 has allocated over $13 million dollars for the immediate distribution of life-saving assistance targeting those affected by the ongoing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), the Organization's relief arm reported today.
According to a听听issued by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (), the UN's Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) in the CAR has released $13.2 million to help support local aid agencies deliver clean water, education, healthcare, livelihoods support, nutrition, protection, and shelter to people displaced by violence, returnees, refugees and vulnerable host communities.
鈥淭hanks to donors who have contributed in 2015, this CHF allocation allows humanitarian partners to continue helping thousands of displaced people and host families,鈥� said Aur茅lien Agb茅nonci, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator in the African country. 鈥淗owever, it is only three per cent of the $415 million we still need by the end of the year if we are to save more lives and reach all people in acute need in 2015.鈥�
More than two years of civil war and sectarian violence have displaced thousands of people in CAR amid ongoing clashes between the mainly Muslim S茅l茅ka alliance and anti-Balaka militia, which are mostly Christian. In addition, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues to operate in the south-eastern part of the country.
鈥淥ur goal is to make sure aid gets to those who need it the most and as quickly as possible,鈥� Mr. Agb茅nonci continued.
The UN official praised the allocation of funding as 鈥渘ecessary,鈥� noting that the financing would ultimately help those 鈥渨orst affected by violence, disease and displacement.鈥� But, he added, more and more funds would still be required to continue to meet affected people's needs over the coming months.
The UN estimates that some 450,000 people remain displaced inside the country while thousands of others have sought asylum across the borders. OCHA confirmed, however, that overall some 2.7 million people in the CAR remain in direct need of 鈥渦rgent humanitarian assistance.鈥�
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