Thousands of CAR Refugees on 'Starvation Diet' in Chad

The U.N. refugee agency reports thousands of Central African refugees who fled to southern Chad late last year to escape escalating violence are short of food, shelter, medical care and other essential relief. UNHCR reports fighting between armed groups in northwest Central African Republic last December displaced some 65,000 people and prompted more than 22,000 others to flee to Chad in search of refuge. UNHCR finds the big refugee influx is adding an enormous burden on an area...

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