NEW YORK – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged parties to the conflict in Central African Republic to allow unhindered access to humanitarian workers.
UNHCR spokesperson, Ms Melissa Fleming, said this in a statement in New York, adding that the urge was in order for them to deliver much needed assistance to internally displaced persons.
UNHCR said that recent violent incidents in Bangui had forced over 6,000 people, especially women and children to flee their homes.
Fleming said that the agency was alarmed by the resurgence of violence in Bangui. [eap_ad_2] “This has targeted not only civilians but humanitarian workers and UN peacekeepers and it has badly hampered our humanitarian activities.
“The recent attacks in Bangui was reportedly started and sparked by a grenade attack in one of the districts of Bangui on Oct. 7.
“It killed four people and the alleged attacker was caught and believed to have been killed, followed by attacks on civilians that left around nine people dead and 55 injured, ,’’ Fleming said.
Fleming added that the situation remained tense in Bangui, although some shops had reopened.
She, however, called on the international community to redouble efforts to salvage the country from the activities of warring parties, and to continue to promote peace and reconciliation among the populace.
CAR is struggling to restore stability following a conflict that broke out between Muslim and Christian communities at the end of 2012. (PANA/NAN) [eap_ad_3]
