Highlights:
As of 24 August, over 1 million potential voters (or 48% of total eligible voters, 45% of which are women) have been registered by the National Electoral Authority in CAR. The registration process has not yet started in refugee camps outside of the country.
Following the killing of a young Muslim in Bambari, clashes erupted on 20 August between Christian and Muslim populations in town, killing 10 and injuring many more, including three Red Cross staff.
In August, a total of 288 children (including 18 girls) aged 13 to 17 years were released from armed groups (anti-Balaka and ex-Seleka) in Bangassou, Mobaye, Bangui and Batangafo.
A SMART survey of enclaves and IDP sites, completed in August, shows a stunting rate approaching 40%. In the Boda enclave, the situation remains fragile, with a Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) prevalence rate of 9.2%, and a Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) rate of 2.2%, approaching the World Health Organisation (WHO) emergency threshold.
Over 40,400 children (19,320 girls) currently attend Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) supported by UNICEF through eleven implementing partners.