Highlights
· A schedule for the Central African elections was officially released by the National Elections Authority on 19 June, with the first round of presidential and parliamentary votes to be held on 18 October and a second round on 22 November. A referendum will be held on 4 October to define a new constitution.
· As of 30 June, a total of 128,807 children have had access to psychosocial support through 15 child friendly spaces and mobile recreational activities.
· On 12 June, UNICEF, the EU, the MoE and the MoH signed an EU contract for a three-year programme aiming at i) restoration and reinforcement of basic education services including rehabilitation and re-equipment of approximately 300 primary schools, training and deployment of approximately 5,000 teachers, and support for out-of-school children; and ii) improving access to community based health services for remote populations through implementation of integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in six districts.
· Although the number of IDPs has been decreasing since the beginning of this year (especially in Bangui and due to security improvement), a new wave of population displacement has been noticed in Ouham and Nana-Gribizi prefectures in the northwest and centre of the country.