Picking Up the Pieces? The "Protection Gap" in CAR

During the first twelve months of the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), over 600,000 people were displaced and 2.2 million left in need of humanitarian assistance. Often called a 'forgotten crisis', the violence suffered on a daily basis by large swathes of the population did...

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Published in:Policy File 2015
Main Author: Barbelet, Veronique
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Conflicts
Foreign aid
Overseas Development Institute
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Summary:During the first twelve months of the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), over 600,000 people were displaced and 2.2 million left in need of humanitarian assistance. Often called a 'forgotten crisis', the violence suffered on a daily basis by large swathes of the population did not trigger an adequate and timely response by the international community. Part of a larger project exploring the protection gap in CAR, this HPG Policy Brief examines the shortcomings of the international response.