Press Release: Central African Republic: Commission provides €6 million in humanitarian aid

The European Commission allocated €6 million in humanitarian aid to help around 200,000 displaced people and other vulnerable civilians in the north of the Central African Republic (CAR). Despite some recent political progress, the situation in the north of the country has not allowed for a significant improvement of the humanitarian situation over the past year. In addition to the nearly 200.000 people internally displaced, some 98,000 have sought refuge in neighbouring countries (Chad, Cameroon and Sudan). There are also around 2.600 refugees from Darfur in the north-east of the CAR.