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Topics: HIV/AIDS, Emergencies, Displacement, Conflict & War

Richard Jacquot, currently assessing crisis in Central African Republic, writes that HIV/AIDS, violence and poverty threaten thousands there, mostly children.

Central African Republic Facts

  • Population (2008): 4.4 million
  • Size: slightly smaller than Texas
  • Human Development Index rank: 178 (out of 179)
  • Failed State Index rank (2008): 10
  • Mercy Corps has worked here since 2007
  • Primary work: Water, sanitation and hygiene; food security; women's rights; good governance; building communities' ability to drive their own development.
  • Life expectancy (2008): 44 years
  • Median age (2008): 18.7 years (compared to 36.7 years in U.S.)

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Central African Republic has been described by the United Nations High Commissioner as "the most neglected crisis in the world."

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