OVER 37,000 PEOPLE HAVE FLED CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SINCE DECEMBER – UN

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OVER 37,000 PEOPLE HAVE FLED CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SINCE DECEMBER – UN
New York, Apr 5 2013 11:00AM
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 <"http://www.unhcr.org/515ea9269.html">said
today.

"The help needs of these refugees are significant. Many left their
homes in a hurry and were unable to bring personal belongings with
them," the spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR), Adrian Edwards, told reporters in Geneva.

"People are either without places to live or being accommodated by
local families – who themselves live in extreme poverty," he added.

Since December, 30,876 refugees have found asylum in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), 5,600 have fled to Chad, and 1,024
arrivals have been registered in Cameroon.

The refugees are mainly from the capital, Bangui, which was seized by
rebels of the Séléka coalition last month, as well as the cities of
Bangassou, Rifai and Zemio in the south-eastern part of the country.

"We are working with authorities in all three receiving countries to
provide protection and assistance," Mr. Edwards said. "Our teams
across the region are registering the refugees, distributing aid and
setting up emergency shelters. We are also working with our
humanitarian partners to provide health and education support wherever
possible. This is often in remote and hard to reach locations."

Mr. Edwards said refugees are scattered along a 600-kilometre stretch
of the CAR border, and UNHCR is focusing on moving them into camps to
be able to provide them with assistance.

In DRC, UNHCR is planning to expand already established camps, and in
the North-Ubangi District, it has begun clearing 400 hectares of land
to create initial capacity for at least 10,000 refugees. The agency
also plans to build six transit centres in addition to the main centre
at Bondo in the Orientale Province.

In addition to the 37,000 CAR refugees, some 173,000 people have been
internally displaced by the violence. Mr. Edwards said UNHCR has not
been able to provide adequate humanitarian assistance to those
displace inside the country due to the volatile security situation.
Apr 5 2013 11:00AM
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