The Central African Republic is in total chaos.
“Largest forgotten humanitarian crisis of our time,” the UN
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- Refugee camp at an airport.
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- Family living in a burnt out plane.
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- Refugee camp at an airport.
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- French snipers.
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- Child in a ghost village.
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- Burnt village in Northern CAR
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- Burnt village in Northern CAR
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- Refugee camp.
Image sources: flickr user hdptcar and UNHCR Photo Unit
Story sources: CNN, CNN, Amnesty International, The Guardian
- The Central African Republic is a former French colony.
- In Mar. 2013, a group of Muslim rebels unseated the President.
- Their hold didn’t last. Christian & Muslim militias kept fighting.
- The violence was horrendous, bordering on genocide.
- 2.7 million people are in need of aid. 900k have been displaced.
- In Dec. 2013, France sent peacekeeping troops to help.
- Then, in April 2014, the UN sent more peacekeeping troops.
- Now, 2 reports say French & UN soldiers sexually abused kids.
- Over a dozen kids were forced to perform sex acts at gunpoint.
- The head of UN peacekeepers in CAR has resigned.