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Number of Central African refugees soars as violence intensifies Format Central African refugee Yvette, 57, sits with two of her grandchildren in Ndu village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after fleeing Bangassou in the Central African Republic. © UNHCR/Ghislaine Nentobo This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at todays press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,...

UNHCR concerned about thousands of Central Africans fleeing election violence Format Families arrive in Ndu village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after fleeing Bangassou town in the Central African Republic. © UNHCR/Ghislaine Nentobo This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at todays press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned that violence and insecurity ...