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Hundreds flee armed raids in Central African Republic
28 Jan 2008 Hundreds of villagers from north-west Central African Republic flee to southern Chad to escape violent raids. More feared on the way. -
Central African Republic parliament approves refugee law
4 Dec 2007 Legislators in the Central African Republic (CAR) have unanimously approved a new law guaranteeing refugees shelter and many fundamental rights. -
Central African Republic's quiet conflict uproots more than 290,000
27 Sep 2007 A humanitarian crisis has been quietly unfolding in the Central African Republic (CAR), with more than 290,000 people uprooted from their homes over the past two years. There are some 212,000 people internally displaced in the north, while 80,000 have fled to Chad, Cameroon and Sudan's South Darfur region. -
UNHCR welcomes Security Council resolution on Chad, Central African Republic
26 Sep 2007 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has welcomed the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution establishing a multidimensional United Nations mission in Chad and Central African Republic (MINURCAT) that will help strengthen security in the region. -
Refugees dance away boredom and grim memories in Chad
10 Sep 2007 UNHCR is funding a dance project to give refugees from Central African Republic and local Chadians a way to have fun and express themselves, while helping them grow together as a community. -
UNHCR coordinates aid to 26,000 Central African Republic refugees
7 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency is launching an operation on Wednesday to help some 26,000 refugees who fled insecurity in the Central African Republic and are now living in precarious conditions along the border of Cameroon. -
Life eases slightly for refugees in corner of Central African Republic
10 Jul 2007 UNHCR and sister agencies are helping to make life more bearable in north-east Central African Republic for more than 2,600 refugees who fled attacks on their homes in Sudan's South Darfur region some seven weeks ago. -
Supplies rushed to new Sudanese arrivals in Central African Republic
12 Jun 2007 The UN refugee agency and sister organizations are rushing supplies to 2,650 newly arrived Sudanese refugees living under desperate conditions in north-eastern Central African Republic (CAR). -
UNHCR plans aid for newly arrived Sudanese refugees in Central African Republic
31 May 2007 The UN refugee agency has begun planning the delivery of emergency aid to Sudanese refugees who have crossed into the Central African Republic to escape ground and air attacks on their homes in the Darfur region.