Highlights:
On May 5, during the Bangui Forum, nine main armed groups signed an agreement to release all children under their control and stop future recruitment.
On May 14, three different demobilization ceremonies were held in Bambari to release 357 children by armed groups to the Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF. These are the first of what UNICEF anticipates to be thousands of children who will be released in coming months in line with this agreement signed on May 5 by nine armed groups.
In May, a total of 33,049 children (16,379 girls, 50%) attended 164 Temporary Learning Spaces set up in Bangui and in Ouham, Ouaka, Ombella M’poko and Nana Gribizi prefectures.
In the first half of May, RRM partners undertook eight exploratory missions, ten Multi-Sectoral Assessments, and reached a total of 4,459 people with NFIs and 4,257 people with WASH interventions.
In much of Ouaka prefecture there has been a general improvement in access and service delivery including unprecedented access to Kouango sous-prefecture.
As of May 22, 1,173 households (roughly 6,000 people) from Mpoko site have been registered in the fifth district of Bangui and will receive a one-time cash payment and return package.