HIGHLIGHTS
Joint FAO–WFP assessment finds decreasing food security among households in CAR
Since 2014, armed actors have targeted humanitarian groups in 360 instances
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
In February, the UN recorded 10 security incidents involving humanitarian actors operating in the Central African Republic (CAR). Relief organizations suspended most operations in high-risk areas of Haute-Kotto, Ouaka, and Ouham prefectures in February due to insecurity.
A recent food production assessment revealed decreasing food security in CAR due to the effects of the protracted crisis, including reduced crop yields, disrupted markets, and increased prices of staple foods. The 2015 harvest was substantially below pre-crisis averages, and nearly three-quarters of Central Africans surveyed reported having less food than in the previous year.
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in CAR decreased slightly between March 2015 and February 2016, declining approximately 3 percent from 436,000 to 421,000 people. Despite the minimal change in the IDP population over the 11-month period, displacement remains dynamic, with some households fleeing from continuing insecurity while others return to areas of origin, security permitting.