Over 40, children affected by the conflict benefitted from catch-up classes so to upgrade their knowledge and skills in Temporary Learning Spaces TLS located in 21 IDPs sites and 27 schools across the country. Nearly 25, crisis-affected children, including 11, girls, benefited from psychosocial, recreational and educational activities in child friendly spaces, in Bangui and 9 crisis-affected prefectures.
In August, the security situation in Nana Gribizi North deteriorated. This incident, which is not isolated, shows the difficulties faced by humanitarian partners in this area. On the axes around Kaga-Bandoro, the security has deteriorated sharply. Humanitarian convoys are frequently stopped and robbed by armed men. To date, the burnt villages are deserted by their population and, some, occupied by armed groups. UNICEF participated in the mission and provided a first health and nutrition response to the population in need.
On August 5th, fighting between armed groups broke out on the roads around Bria Haute Kotto, centre , including the Bria-Irabanda and Bria-Yalinga axes. Looting and killing were reportedly committed in the villages. The violence forced 13, people from these axes to move to the site of PK3 in Bria where there are now 37, displaced persons.
In August, local sources reported several dozen children deaths due to acute watery diarrhea in the Mingala area BasseKotto. No humanitarian actor has reached this remote area for over a year because of extreme insecurity.
The mission reported a serious health situation, with an average of 1 to 2 children aged years reportedly dying every week because of diseases caused by non-drinkable water consumption.
