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UNITED NATIONS, January 14 (Xinhua) – It is estimated that 12,000-15,000 people are displaced from the city of Bakouma and neighboring villages in the Central African Republic (CAR) since December 31, a UN spokesman reported Monday.
They were fleeing the clashes between Muslim groups and Christian militia, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
Most of the displaced have sought refuge in the city of Bangassou, in the southeastern part of the country, near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They were provided with humanitarian aid from the UN and non-governmental organizations, including food, non-food products and health services, the spokesperson said in a press conference.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has deployed an emergency team to enhance coordination, but rural areas remain inaccessible due to insecurity and the growing mobilization of armed people, he said.
The country of Central Africa has been in a civil war since 2012, which is fought along religious and ethnic lines, mainly between anti-Balaka Christian militias and militant Muslim groups.
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