UN Concerned About Protection of Civilians Amid Reports of Violence in Central African Republic

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 January 2013 – The United Nations humanitarian office has voiced serious concerns about the protection of civilians amid reports of widespread looting and violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), where an armed rebel group had threatened to march on the capital.

Following recent attacks on several towns in the country’s north-east, a rebel alliance known as ‘Séléka’ reportedly halted their advance this week on the capital, Bangui, and agreed to start peace talks,…