Humanitarian Situation in North Eastern CAR Humanitarian Community Partnership Team (HCPT) Central African Republic (CAR)

Mission from 16 to 28 Jan – over 2,000 km in difficult terrain OVERVIEW Vakaga Nana-Gribizi Bamingui-Bangora Haute-Kotto Ouaka Birao Bria Kaga-Bandoro Ndélé Region Regional capital 500 km N Kémo Am Dafok Gounda Camp Gordil Boromata Tiroungoulou Town / village Ouanda-Djall é Sibut Bangui

First joint assessment after recent violence Politically fragile region Cut-off from rest of CAR Public services absent Scarcely populated but strategically important Struck by insurgency since Nov 2006 Civilians have become military targets No international presence No development projects People suffer from violence and neglect Possible impact of internat. presence OVERVIEW 500 km Expected impact 500 km 800 km

Politically fragile region

Cut-off from rest of CAR

Public services absent

Scarcely populated but strategically important

Struck by insurgency since Nov 2006

Civilians have become military targets

No international presence

No development projects

Border with neighbouring countries is porous Fragile situations in CAR, Sudan, Chad Birao and Am Dafok maintain closer ties with Sudan than CAR Sudanese government provides public services on CAR territory Hundreds took refuge in Am Dafok (Sudan) Sudanese poachers and cattle herders take advantage of natural reserves in CAR BORDER SITUATION Possible source of instability Route of the joint assessment mission Vakaga Nana-Gribizi Birao Kaga-Bandoro Ndélé Bamingui-Bangora SUDAN CHAD Mission route

Fragile situations in CAR, Sudan, Chad

Birao and Am Dafok maintain closer ties with Sudan than CAR

Sudanese government provides public services on CAR territory

Hundreds took refuge in Am Dafok (Sudan)

Sudanese poachers and cattle herders take advantage of natural reserves in CAR

Houses looted and set afire throughout the North East VIOLENCE Destroyed settlement between Nd éle and Gordil.

2,000 houses burnt on 60 km stretch north of Kaga-Bandoro VIOLENCE Destroyed house north of Kaga-Bandoro.

10,000 people affected in Kaga-Bandoro area alone VIOLENCE Burnt village north of Kaga-Bandoro.

Rebels roam free VIOLENCE Rebel with a rocket propelled grenade in the Vakaga prefecture.

In Darfur VIOLENCE Burnt village north of Kaga-Bandoro. In CAR

In Darfur In CAR VIOLENCE

Civilians become military targets PROTECTION One of 3 of a group of 20 who survived an armed attack in Vakaga.

State unable to protect the population VIOLENCE Abandoned and destroyed police car in the Vakaga prefecture.

Civilians are assimilated to armed combatants PROTECTION Security official with armed civilian.

People abandon their villages and seek refuge in the field PROTECTION Abandoned village between Gordil and Tiroungoulou.

Granaries set afire, no seeds or tools for the next season FOOD SECURITY Destroyed settlement a few kilometers east of Tiroungoulou.

Granaries set afire, no seeds or tools for the next season FOOD SECURITY Burned seeds and malnutrition in the area around Birao.

Health posts destroyed, emergency medical services needed HEALTH Abandoned health post west of Gordil.

Temperatures sink below 10 degrees at night SHELTER AND NON-FOOD ITEMS Burnt house in a deserted village east of Gordil.

Judicial system collapsed, public servants left GOVERNANCE Close to Tiroungoulou .

Schools destroyed and deserted EDUCATION Deserted school on the way between Kaga-Bandoro and Nd éle.

Schools destroyed and deserted EDUCATION

Insurgents resort to using child soldiers HUMAN RIGHTS Armed group guarding entrance to their territory 3 km north of Kaga-Bandoro.

Logistical nightmare for humanitarian aid LOGISTICS The main road between Ndélé and Birao, about 150 km north east of Ndélé.

Roads often either non-existent or not maintained LOGISTICS River crossing on the way between Kaga-Bandoro and Nd éle.

Bridges destroyed: use of heavy vehicles impossible LOGISTICS Make-shift bridge on the way Kaga-Bandoro and Nd éle.

International presence in the North East can protect lives now PROTECTION

Route of the mission OVERVIEW Vakaga Nana-Gribizi Bamingui-Bangora Haute-Kotto Ouaka Birao Bria Kaga-Bandoro Ndélé Region Regional capital 500 km N Kémo Am Dafok Gounda Camp Gordil Boromata Tiroungoulou Town / village Ouanda-Djall é Sibut Bangui

Contact the Humanitarian Community Partnership Team CAR Mr Toby Lanzer Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Phone +236 56 10 26 | Email toby.lanzer@undp.org Ms Amanda Weyler Special Assistant to the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Phone +236 56 27 44 | Email amanda.weyler@undp.org Mr Daniel Augstburger Head of OCHA Phone +236 03 18 25 | augstburger@un.org Mr Kersten Jauer Information Manager Phone +236 57 50 34 | kersten.jauer@undp.org CONTACTS

Mr Toby Lanzer

Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator

Phone +236 56 10 26 | Email toby.lanzer@undp.org

Ms Amanda Weyler

Special Assistant to the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator

Phone +236 56 27 44 | Email amanda.weyler@undp.org

Mr Daniel Augstburger

Head of OCHA

Phone +236 03 18 25 | augstburger@un.org

Mr Kersten Jauer

Information Manager

Phone +236 57 50 34 | kersten.jauer@undp.org