Food Assistance Fact Sheet - Central African Republic

June 10, 2013

Food Security Situation

CIA World Factbook

• Threats to food security include armed conflict, political instability, population displacement, poverty, banditry and difficult access to food and safe water.

• The UN   Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that 206,000 Central Africans are internally displaced.  Additionally, approximately 49,000 refugees have fled to neighboring countries, with about 37,000 currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  

• Political instability has led to a reduction in agricultural production.  As a result, 30.2 percent of the population is food insecure. 

• The Central African Republic ranks 179 out of 187 countries on the 2011 Human Development Index. 

Food Assistance Programs

• The Office of Food for Peace (FFP) now targets approximately 109,650 food-insecure people within CAR affected by conflict and displacement, including refugees, IDPs, returnees and host communities.

• FFP partners with the UN World Food Program (WFP) on a variety of projects including general food distribution, nutritional support for malnourished children, nutritional support for pregnant and lactating women, emergency school feeding, food for work and food for training.  

Food for Peace Contributions

Total Contributions:

Fiscal Year 2013 Contribution Breakdown:

Note: DRC: Democratic Republic of Congo; FY: Fiscal Year; WFP: World Food Program
Food Security Situation information provided by WFP as of May 15, 2013