Tensions have risen within the city of Carno in Central African Republic (CAR) as refugees, who are predominately Muslim, have started to return to find their homes and businesses occupied, exacerbating the conflict between Muslim and Christian communities.
Aid organisations and the UN aim to build new houses to ease tensions and allow occupants to voluntarily leave.
Refugees from the Central African Republic, were forced into exile due to fighting among armed groups which began in 2013.
“over 543,000 CAR refugees to remain in neighbouring Cameroon, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo, with smaller numbers in Sudan and South Sudan. This is the highest number of CAR refugees seen since the start of the crisis. In addition to the refugees, close to 700,000 people have been forced to flee inside the country," the UNHRC said.
Since late 2016, the nation has began to stabilise however there is still significant security threats in the “northwest, east and south-east of CAR – some not previously affected by violence”. They also note a severe lack of funding and an inability to provide for basic survival assistance:“
Food, health, shelter and water and sanitation are all primary concerns for refugees living outside formal sites and for the communities hosting them.
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