CAR seeks $430.7m for 2019 humanitarian response
The Central African Republic
continues to experience a complex and dire humanitarian crisis. One out of four
Central Africans is either internally displaced or a refugee. The number of
people in need of assistance and protection has increased from 2.5 million to
2.9 million, a 16 percent increase compared to 2018. Of those, 1.9 million
require acute and immediate assistance.
In order to meet the needs of the
most vulnerable people, the Central African Government and the Humanitarian
Country Team officially launched the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) on 7
January.
Requesting US$ 430.7 million, the
HRP aims to assist 1.7 million extremely vulnerable Central Africans. Based on
three strategic objectives, this plan aims to save lives, strengthen the
protection of affected people and to preserve human dignity while enabling
access to lifesaving services.
The launch was marked by the
deterioration of the security situation, with an increase in attacks against
civilians and aid workers. More than 1,000 protection incidents per month were
reported in 2018 and the number of incidents against humanitarian actors has
increased alarmingly from 337 in 2017 to 396 incidents in 2018.
Despite a bleak picture of
growing needs in all sectors, the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central
African Republic, Ms. Najat Rochdi, emphasized the dedication, courage and
determination of humanitarian actors in their mission to give hope to affected
children, women and men. “In 2019, we will not simply maintain our efforts, we
will have to intensify them if we want to avoid the worst. That is why I call
upon donors not to forget the Central African Republic and to help us mobilize
the necessary funding to consolidate the achievements of previous years and to
support the humanitarian response,” said Najat Rochdi.
In 2018, $253.9 million was
raised thanks to the donors’ generosity, which has enabled the provision of
assistance to more than 900,000 people within the Humanitarian Response Plan
framework.
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