quinta-feira, 19 de setembro de 2013

The international community focuses on Central African Republic

The international community has scheduled a meeting in New York, on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Naos, later this month to discuss more reinforcements to the Central African Republic, where the civil war seems to gain breath.

Entretado reinforcements already provided for, began to arrive but the Pan-African contingent of 3600 soldiers so will be fully operational in January.

The fighting in recent days between forces loyal to the rebels Seleka, now in power, and supporters of President Francois Bozize, ousted in March, they left a trail of blood, especially in the region of Bossangoa.

There have been reports of war crimes. "We were on our fifth because these men of the Seleka were everywhere. They entered our land, mine got scared and started running. They caught him and killed him, "says one man.

The United Nations High Commissioner for refugees fears the worst. The new wave of violence has sparked numerous displaced persons. The UNHCR estimates that since December the conflict sparked a total of 200 000 displaced persons.

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