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Insecurity aggravates the plight of the displaced at sprawling Bangui site
3 Jun 2014 A mother of three tells of being raped. It is a disturbing reminder of the alarming rise in insecurity at the largest site for internally displaced people in the Central African Republic. -
UNHCR, WFP reassure Maban refugees over food shortage
2 Jun 2014 The agencies' heads in South Sudan meet with refugee leaders and reassure them of efforts to restore their monthly food rations amid continuing insecurity. -
UNHCR condemns deadly attack on displaced people in CAR church
30 May 2014 At least 17 people are dead and 27 missing in one of the worst attacks on sites hosting displaced people since the Seleka group was removed from power in January 2014. -
Almost 70,000 South Sudanese flee homes despite early May truce
27 May 2014 Since the signing of the May 9 ceasefire agreement, 46,000 people have fled to safer areas inside South Sudan and 20,000 have left the country. -
UNHCR issues fresh appeal for CAR refugees in Cameroon
23 May 2014 UNHCR has set up three new bases in east Cameroon to help refugees. Staff include specialists in areas such as protection, registration, health and nutrition. -
Growing numbers of young CAR refugees arrive in Cameroon with malnutrition
22 May 2014 UNHCR and its partners are working day and night to help the growing numbers of Central African children arriving with malnutrition, but the needs are huge. -
Food shortage forces hundreds of refugees back into Sudan
20 May 2014 The present food crisis is a product of the insecurity that has been hampering humanitarian operations in many parts of the country. -
Thousands displaced by stepped-up fighting in central-northern CAR
16 May 2014 The displaced urgently need physical protection, food, non-food items, water and sanitation, and other help. People are fast consuming their own food reserves. -
Malnutrition a serious threat as food shortages impact Maban refugee camps
12 May 2014 Some 1,200 children in South Sudan's Doro refugee camp are diagnosed as malnourished. The current food crisis does not augur well for these children.