Attachments
These Situation Reports will now be distributed every two months. The next report will be issued on or around 30/09/17.
Highlights
• The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) continues to provide vital security telecommunications and Internet connectivity services to the humanitarian community in 8x operational areas across Central African Republic (C.A.R.).
• The ETC continues to plan for the transition of long-term shared Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services from the end of June this year.
• The ETC is preparing equipment for deployment in two new hotspots where violence is escalating in the southwest of the country: Bria and Bangassou once the security situation allows.
Situation Overview
The recent escalation of violence in C.A.R. has brought the country towards the brink of a new, large-scale humanitarian crisis. Due to this resurgence of violence in 2017, humanitarian needs and serious protection risks have dramatically increased in multiple new hotspots across the country.
The ethno-religious conflict in CAR continues to cause widespread death and destruction among the population, with hundreds of thousands people fleeing the southwest of the country where the violence is concentrated.
The rate of population displacement is worsening an already dire situation, with women and children being the most affected and critical needs continuing to exceed available resources.
A volatile security situation and a lack of access to priority areas is impacting the ETC’s plans to provide critical communications services to humanitarians in priority areas.