Central African Republic

Region: Africa
  • A large group of people stand in a field. Behind them are two tents and hut. There is a forest in the background.

    United Nations pilot project for social cohesion, conflict prevention, violence reduction and human security in support to youth of the Central African Republic

    Duration: March 2017 - February 2019
    Budget: US$4,312,896
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP (lead), IOM, FAO, UN WOMEN, UNFPA, UNICEF

    Plagued by decades of instability and fighting, the Central African Republic (CAR) witnessed a resumption of violence in December 2012 when the mainly Muslim Séléka rebel coalition launched a series of attacks. In March 2013, they seized the capital, Bangui, forcing President François Bozizé to flee. A transitional government was established and entrusted with restoring peace. The conflict however took on increasingly sectarian overtones by December as the mainly Christian anti-Balaka movement took up arms and inter-communal clashes erupted again in and around Bangui.​