Central African Republic: Humanitarian access constraints (as of 11 Feb 2011)
The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest Attacks by national and foreign countries in the world, landlocked by neighboring rebel groups countries in crisis. Access to vulnerable Close to 10 rebel groups and national populations is a chronic challenge due to and international forces operate in the con ict, banditry and poor CAR. While 5 are committed to the peace process, others, most notably Birao infrastructure. the Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army Vakaga (LRA), continue to perpetrate attacks in Sikikedé 12,700 IDPs the eastern regions, leaving more than 1.6 million Central Africans Gordil 80 Central Africans killed, 350 CHAD Tiringoulou have been identi ed by humanitarian Humanitarian agency abducted and villages pillaged and/or o ce location SUDAN burnt between January 2010 and 2011. agencies as in need of emergency and Bamingui-Bangoran Ouanda-Djallé Population density 1,602 refugees early recovery assistance in 2011. This persons/km (2003) 10,000 IDPs Rebel group attack or con ict (Jan 2010 - 2011) is more than 36% of the estimated <1 57 Sam-Ouandja population. 90% of the population live Ndélé 1-5 30-35 Banditry and highway robbers in the western regions. Ouadda Kabo 20,000 IDPs Haute-Kotto Banditry is a chronic problem 192,529 Markounda throughout the entire of the CAR, are internally Paoua Nana-Gribizi 8,800 IDPs Ngaounday Batangafo especially along highway routes where displaced persons (IDPs) Nana-Bakassa Kaga-Bandoro who are particularly civilians and humanitarian workers Bocaranga 54,057 IDPs are often the targets of armed di cult to access 44,165 IDPs Haut-Mbomou Ouham Pendé Mbrès Ouaka ambushes, theft and sometimes and monitor as Bria Bossangoa 15,000 IDPs kidnapping. their tendency Bozoum Ouham Kémo Bouar 1,751 refugees is to ee into 1,500 refugees Sibut Mbomou the bush in fear Nana-Mambéré Bambari 700 refugees Mboki Obo of attack by 21,307 IDPs Ombella M'Poko 3,448 refugees Basse-Kotto 6,000 IDPs con icting Carnot 5,792 refugees and parties. asylum seekers Bangassou Rafaï Zémio Di cult terrain and poor 24,793 are Mambéré-Kadéï Boda Bangui Mobaye infrastructure refugees and asylum Berbérati Lobaye seekers from Mbaïki 8,000 refugees CAR is a landlocked country the size of Sangha-Mbaéré neighboring countries Batalimo Mongoumba France with less than 700 km of paved and Central Africans who DEMOCRATIC roads. During the May-November Nola REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO have returned after seeking rainy season, there is no road access to the east and north-east. The refuge in Cameroon and Chad REPUBLIC OF humanitarian air service, UNHAS, is whose movement is CONGO crucial but faces continual funding unpredicatable. CAMEROON shortages. Refugee movement Paved road Humanitarian air Unpaved road service destination The boundaires and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply o cial endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Sources: HDPT CAR, Gov’t. of CAR, OCHA, UNCS, UNHCR. For more information visit http://hdptcar.net http://ochaonline.un.org Feedback welcome to [email protected] 0 50 100km Seasonal road