HIGHLIGHTS
IDPs, vulnerable households expected to experience Crisis-level acute food insecurity through September
UNSC extends MINUSCA mandate
Health actors treat 6,300 SAM cases between January and April
KEY DEVELOPMENTS
Ongoing conflict and insecurity—including attacks on civilians and clashes among armed groups—in Central African Republic (CAR) continue to result in population displacement and prompted the suspension of various relief activities in April and May, including a vaccination campaign and some Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) operations.
In late April, the UN Security Council (UNSC) extended the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) through July 31.
The UNSC also requested that UN Secretary-General (SYG) Ban Ki-moon conduct a review and present recommendations on MINUSCA’s future mandate by June 22.Since late March, the U.S. Government (USG) has provided more than $30 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in CAR, bringing total USG support in FY 2016 to more than $67 million. The USG is supporting life-saving interventions across the country, including emergency food assistance for displaced and conflict-affected populations, emergency relief commodities for newly displaced populations and host communities, and treatment of acute malnutrition.