National capacity remains very weak and social services available to the population are limited. The government is gradually seeking to establish its presence outside the capital. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the inadequacy of water, hygiene and sanitation services at both the health facility level and community level to reduce the risk of spreading the disease. Indeed, according to the General Directorate of Hydraulic Resources (GDHR), the water coverage rate is around 32% and less than 30% for sanitation. The population’s access to water, hygiene and sanitation services remains very poor in CAR. The country still faces epidemics (measles, rabies, etc.) but above all the Covid-19 pandemic, the control of which is a national problem. Indeed, the succession of crises has dismantled the already very fragile activities of health prevention, health care and rapid response capacities in case of epidemics. Nearly 2.8 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in the health sector (health cluster, March 2021). Harvests have been disrupted by the security situation, resulting in limited production due to limited access to seeds and low stock levels. The rate of people that are in a situation of food insecurity, represents 57% of the population in September 2021. In addition, 709,000 Central Africans are refugees in neighboring countries (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Sudan, etc.).ĭue to security, socio-economic and health shocks (COVID-19, etc.) approximately 2.8 million Central Africans are in need of humanitarian assistance and nearly ¾ are in acute need, in 2021 (1.9 million people). 73% of them are living with host families. Between January and August 2020, 1,104 violations of the Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation by the six key signatories were recorded.Īpproximately 712,945 Central Africans have had to flee their home areas due to clashes between armed groups, inter-community violence, attacks on the civilian population, etc. In fact, CAR suffers from a severe protection crisis insecurity continues to be a major concern and armed groups have a very strong hold on the country.

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