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[IRIN]Bangui -The mass exodus of Muslims from the Central African Republic (CAR) amid insecurity is having an adverse impact on access to basic foodstuffs, say retailers and local people....

[Deutsche Welle]The UN Security Council has unanimously voted to send almost 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic, part of a bid to halt months of violence among Muslim and Christian communities....

[UN News]Deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation and ongoing human rights abuses in the Central Africa Republic (CAR), the Security Council today approved the establishment of a nearly 12,000-strong United Nations peacekeeping operation to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian access in the war-torn country....

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[VOA]Bangui -The United States has handed over dozens of vehicles to the African Union military force in the Central African Republic, and promised 200 more, as well as more funding for peacekeeping....

[VOA]The United Nations Security Council is set to authorize a new, expanded peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic....

[IRIN]Bangui -Coloured paper chains from last Christmas still hang from the ceiling of a dusty classroom in the Groupement scolaire pour une éducation fondamentale et internationale (GSEFI), a multi-faith school in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic (CAR)....

[Radio Dabanga]Bembere -Torrential rain falls in the area of the Bembere refugee camp in the Central African Republic have severely damaged 395 homes....

[VOA]A top official of the U.N. children's fund said stronger peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts are needed in Central African Republic. The country has been wracked by inter-communal violence since December, pitting Muslim and Christian armed groups against each other....

[UN News]The crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is devastating the economy and people's ability to secure basic necessities, says a new joint United Nations assessment, which warns that as the violence continues and the rains set in, providing the type of broad action needed to halt the country's downward spiral is becoming more difficult and expensive "with every passing day."...

[WFP]Rome -UN report says immediate support for food and livelihoods needed to meet "acute and complex emergency"...

[WFP]Rome -The ongoing conflict in Central African Republic has brought the country's economy to its knees, with dire consequences for the entire population. Food markets are close to collapse, and the annual 'hunger season' already underway, says WFP's Chief Economist Arif Husain, just back from C.A.R.. In this article, Husain explains why it would be hard to imagine a scenario worse than C.A.R.'s...

[FAO]Rome -UN report says immediate support for food and livelihoods needed to meet "acute and complex emergency"...

[UNHCR]Bangui -Although Marie-Hélène* has directly experienced the horror and brutality of the conflict in Central African Republic, she is seeking justice rather than revenge....

[VOA]Bangui -U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in Kigali Sunday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide....

[IPS]United Nations -In a country suffering from what the U.N. has called "ethno-religious cleansing", a "disappeared" state structure and "unacceptable sectarian brutality," gaining access to the population of the Central African Republic has proven a difficult and sometimes deadly task for humanitarian workers....

[ICRC]The Central African Republic is currently experiencing a major humanitarian crisis. ...

[Cameroon Tribune]In two separate speeches and one audience granted interim CAR President in Brussels, Paul Biya eloquently spelt out Cameroon's vision in the global search for peace and security....

[Cameroon Tribune]Ban Ki-moon addressed the country's Transitional Parliament in Bangui over the weekend....