Urgent need for increase in peacekeeping troops as CAR President steps down

Headline Title: More peacekeeping troops urgently needed as CAR President steps down 10 January 2014 The resignation of the Central African Republic’s interim President, Michel Djotodia, risks exacerbating the risk to civilian lives, and indicates the urgent need for increased peacekeeping forces in the country, Amnesty International said today.The African Union’s failure to fulfil its promise to deploy a full contingent of peacekeeping forces to the country means the size of the peacekeeping force is insufficient to protect a highly vulnerable population.“More than a month after…

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