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31-07-2007  Photo Collection  
Central African Republic: a matter of survival for the displaced
Thousands of people in north western Central African Republic abandoned their homes and took refuge in the forest when fighting between government forces and armed rebels broke out in 2006. The ICRC is providing essential household items to over 13,000 families living a precarious existence between stability and flight.

© ICRC / J. Björgvinsson/ cf-e-00148

Even at the best of times, health care in the villages is rudimentary. For the displaced it is often completely absent. This young girl, standing in front of a makeshift shelter that is covered with a tarpaulin provided by the ICRC, is typical of almost all the youngsters living in the bush, whose vastly distended bellies are but one indicator of their poor condition.




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