Over 5,000 refugees fleeing C.A.R clashes arrive in Chad
Over 5,000 refugees fleeing C.A.R clashes arrive in Chad
CGTN Africa, 05 Jan 2018
URL: https://africa.cgtn.com/2018/01/06/over-5000-refugees-fleeing-c-a-r-clashes-arrive-in-chad/
5,000 people have arrived in southern Chad since late December, fleeing clashes in the Central African Republic between the armed groups Mouvement national pour la libération de la Centrafrique (MNLC) and Révolution et Justice (RJ) in the town of Paoua, the United Nations says.
The UN refugee agency also says more than 20,000 others have been displaced internally, most of whom are women and children.
The UNHCR says it has partnered with the Chadian government to register the arriving refugees in Odoumian, located some 15 kilometers from the CAR border.
Most of the refugees are reported to have trekked on foot across the war zones and into Chad.
UNHCR says that over 1,000 new refugees have also arrived at existing camps for CAR refugees near the town of Goré.
The agency says the influx is the largest movement of refugees from CAR, exceeding the total number for 2017, when about 2,000 fled into Chad.
Many are reporting widespread human rights abuses committed by the members of these armed groups in villages alongside the CAR-Chad border.
Chad hosts over 75,000 refugees from CAR – out of the total 545,000 hosted in all neighbouring countries.
The UN refugee agency also says more than 20,000 others have been displaced internally, most of whom are women and children.
The UNHCR says it has partnered with the Chadian government to register the arriving refugees in Odoumian, located some 15 kilometers from the CAR border.
Most of the refugees are reported to have trekked on foot across the war zones and into Chad.
UNHCR says that over 1,000 new refugees have also arrived at existing camps for CAR refugees near the town of Goré.
The agency says the influx is the largest movement of refugees from CAR, exceeding the total number for 2017, when about 2,000 fled into Chad.
Many are reporting widespread human rights abuses committed by the members of these armed groups in villages alongside the CAR-Chad border.
Chad hosts over 75,000 refugees from CAR – out of the total 545,000 hosted in all neighbouring countries.