Central African Republic

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WFP in Central African Republic

WFP assistance aims at saving the lives of refugees and displaced people, improving the nutritional status of children under 5 and expectant and lactating mothers as well as those living with HIV. In addition, WFP supports activities to rebuild conflict-afflicted people’s livelihoods and school meals to encourage the return of children to school and improve attendance and school performance.

Overview

The Central African Republic (CAR) is a sparsely populated and landlocked country of 4.4 million inhabitants. Despite its wealth in mineral and natural resources, CAR ranks 180 out of 187 countries in the 2012 UNDP Human Development Index. Socio-political instability is the main factor hampering development, which is the consequence of rebellions, coups and inter-ethnic fighting during the last three decades. This has resulted in a deterioration of basic social and economic infrastructure, and has forced many school-age children out of school. The national net school enrolment of primary schoolchildren is 63 percent.

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