The initial phase of the 10-year program, called the Central African Backbone Program, will cost about $26 million and involve Cameroon, Chad and the Central African Republic.
The UN had launched a request in November known as the "Consolidated Appeals Process," asking for funding for relief programmes in Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
ae Belgian authorities have arrested Jean-Pierre Bemba, former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on an International Criminal Court warrant alleging war crimes in the Central African Republic.
IRISH troops are to head to Chad and the Central African Republic, afterthe perilous mission was approved by EU foreign ministers in Brusselsyesterday.
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The purpose of the mission is to support the authorities in Chad and the Central African Republic in protecting Darfur refugees, assist the delivery of aid and ensure the free movement of humanitarian personnel.
UN goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow says she encountered burned villages and terrified refugees with no help in sight on her recent trip to the Central African Republic and Chad.
