CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC RISKS ANARCHY & CHAOS U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

WorldLeadersTV: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC RISKS ANARCHY & CHAOS U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD MaximsNewsNetwork: 14 August 2013: UNTV: United Nations, New York - The United Nations (UN) special representative for the Central African Republic (CAR) today told the UN Security Council in New York that the overall situation in the African country remains highly volatile and unpredictable and that it "runs the risk of descending into anarchy and chaos." Lt. General Babacar Gaye told the UN Security Council today that police officers in the country were reporting to work but were not equipped to work "safely and effectively," and that while Séléka and MICOPAX (the sub-regional peacekeeping force) have resumed in the capital, the police "do not trust and they fear Seleka counterparts." Valerie Amos, the United Nations head of Humanitarian Affairs said that humanitarian aid could not be the long-term solution and that "prioritizing the restoration of security and addressing humanitarian, recovery and development needs, is urgently needed." Valerie Amos also stressed that the CAR authorities must do more to protect civilians and respect human rights, including releasing and reintegrating children associated with armed groups. Valerie Amos also said that only 32 percent of the (USD)$195 million dollars required had been raised and that much more international support was required to meet sanitation needs. Ivan Simonovic, the UN assistant secretary-general for human rights said that the "systematic and widespread" destructions of public registries, such as birth certificates and prison records was "fuelling suspicions of an attempt by the Seleka coalition to modify the ethnic and religious balance." He added that the lack of public records to establish voter's lists posed an additional challenge for organizing free and fair elections in the next 18-24 months. He also warned that the spreading of diseases such as malaria and malnutrition "may kill more than the conflict itself." Nearly 63,000 refugees have fled to neighbouring countries since the latest political crisis in the CAR erupted in December last year, according to UNHCR. Some 40,500 people have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), while another 13,000 have gone to Chad. Violence erupted in December 2012 when the Séléka rebel coalition launched a series of attacks. A peace agreement was reached in January, but the rebels again seized Bangui in March, forcing President François Bozizé to flee. UNITED NATIONS TELEVISION: UNTV: New York MaximsNewsNetwork®™ & WorldLeadersTelevision™ News Network for the United Nations and the International Community™ "GIVING POWER & RESONANCE TO THE VOICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY" ™ See: http://www.MaximsNews.com See: http://www.WorldLeadersTV.com ASIA100TVNet™ ASIATV100Net™ MAGNUMMAXIM™ TodaysNetworkNews™ WORLDMAGNUM™ GLOBALMAXIM™ TODAYSNETNEWS™ NewsNetworkToday™ NetworkNewsToday™ MaximsNewsEconomics™ MaximsNewsWorld™ MaximsNewsGlobal™ MaximsNewsGreen™ MaximsNewsWater™ MaximsNewsPeople™