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Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers January 2021

CONTEXT Incidents from The civilian population remains the first victim of the renewed tensions 1 January to 31 January 2021 and violence observed in the country since the end of 2020. The significant increase in incidents affecting humanitarian aid workers 66 in January reflects the acute insecurity in several prefectures where 12 armed confrontations took place, such as , Ombella Mpoko and . Ndélé In January, nearly 90% of the 66 incidents recorded (the highest monthly 5 figure since 2017) involved robberies, burglaries, and looting. Armed confrontations were not the direct cause of incidents, but the absence of 31 2 Kaga-Kaga- 1 Bandoro Batangafo Bandoro security forces in several cities encouraged opportunistic criminal acts. 2 1 1 508 BriaBria 5 Djéma During the month, 4 humanitarian vehicles were stolen, 2 of them were 3 Bakala 38 5 BBozoumozoum Bouca 1 3 recovered. 2 1 BabouaBouar 1 4 611 Rafai 2 Bossangoa 22 2 Bambari INCIDENTS DEATH INJURED 32 Zémio 8 5 1 7 Damara 14 Carnot 7 12 1 1 Gambo 2 1 Bimbo 2 61,4% 1 Bangassou 66 0 0 Boda Mbaiki Jan 2021 2 Jan 2021 1 X # D’INCIDENTS 0 1 - 2 PERCENTAGE OF INCIDENTS BY TYPE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS Bangui 3- 4 3 5 - 9 Intimidation Bangassou 14 10 - 14 Threats => 15 Agression (6) Bambari 8 7.6% Kaga-Bandoro 8 Interferences 20,8% Bossangoa INCIDENTS TRENDS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS /restrictions (8) 23.9%24.4% 6 23.9%24.4%12.1% Burglary N'dele 5 49,8%40.746%37% Robbery 66 40.737% intrusion Bria 5 59 80.3% (53) 66 Bangui 3 27,8% 40 38 38 37 37 39 30.2% Kabo 2 35 33 34.8%30.2% 27 26 34.8% Boda 2 19

Bouca 2 2021 Top 10 sub-prefectures affected Jan Feb Mars Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan The boundaries, names shown, and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation Date 3 February 2021 Sources: OCHA, UNDSS and humanitarian partners. F eedback: [email protected] Plus d’informations: https://car.humanitarianresponse.info www.unocha.org www.reliefweb.int