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Central African Republic: US$ 326.1 million needed for a humanitarian response on resource test.
Bangui, March 7, 2025 - Although humanitarian needs in the Central African Republic (CAR) have decreased, they remain high, given the large number of vulnerable people revealed by the annual needs assessment. This decrease is partly due to the improved security situation in certain localities, and to the fact that the humanitarian community has carried out a rigorous analysis and targeting of humanitarian needs, advocating for development funding where the situation has improved. However, the humanitarian situation remains worrying in areas affected by movements of population, epidemics, climate shocks and the impact of the war in Sudan and insecurity in Chad. These include the southeast, northeast and west of the country.
2.4 million people - 37.5 per cent of the population - are extremely vulnerable in 2025, to the extent that humanitarian assistance alone will not be enough to restore their well-being. “Our needs analysis covered only areas that had experienced recent shocks such as armed violence, epidemics and floods, leaving room for other actors, such as development organizations, in areas where the situation has improved as a result of better security and gains made by humanitarian action”, explained Mr. Ag Ayoya, Humanitarian Coordinator for CAR.
To meet the needs of the most vulnerable Central Africans, the CAR Government and the Humanitarian Country Team officially launched today the 2025 Humanitarian Response Plan. The humanitarian community is seeking to meet the urgent needs of 1.8 million of the most vulnerable people and is calling for the mobilization of US$ 326.1 million. The humanitarian community will ensure that the response covers different sectors that have recorded needs following recent shocks, with systematic participation of local actors and affected communities.
Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence that has forced to displacement one in five Central Africans either within the country or abroad, and logistical and security constraints continue to hamper the efforts of humanitarian actors to provide them with required assistance. In 2024, at least one security incident affected humanitarian actors every week. “When humanitarian actors are attacked, life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of Central Africans is threatened,” Mr. Ayoya stressed.
Thanks to the generosity of donors, 1.7 million of the most vulnerable Central Africans received vital assistance in 2024 in at least one sector, particularly in regions that have remained inaccessible by road for several years. “The humanitarian community is extremely grateful to donors, whom I thank for their generosity in 2024, and I invite them not to forget Central Africans in 2025, in the face of the ever-changing dynamics of emergency aid funding at global level,” concluded Mr. Ayoya.
For more information, contact
Maxime Nama, Head of Public Information, namacirhibuka@un.org; +236 70 12 24 43
Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Head of Office, sawadogoa@un.org, + 236 70 60 10 66