|
Humanitarian Crisis in the Central African Republic – The Central African Republic has been plunged into an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. After a year of terror led by the mainly Muslim rebel Seleka group, anti-Balaka militia wreaked revenge on the Muslims in the west of the country who fled or were killed. Entire districts were tar- geted; even women and children were victims of grenade attacks. There was little response from the international community; soldiers with the African-led International Support Mission in the CAR (MISCA) and French troops struggled to stop the massacres and ethnic cleansing. Nearly one million (one fourth of the population) fled, be- coming displaced persons, needing food and medical care in conditions with no proper security. Here: A grieving relative of Sept-Abel Sangomalet, a 20-year-old Christian killed by Muslims who entered the family home and stabbed him in his sleep. Winner of the Humanitarian Visa d’or award – International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 2014. (Photo by William Daniels/Panos Pictures)
|
