Joint NGO Declaration UN Security Council discussion on the Protection of Humanitarian Space NYC July 16th 2021 Lucile Grosjean, Action Against Hunger on behalf of the signatories

The Central African Republic ranks second to last in the Human Development Index (HDI). The country has been plagued by cycles of political and military conflict for several decades, which have gradually driven the population into poverty. These chronic crises don’t allow the State to perform its regalian functions and to meet the needs of the Central African population, particularly in terms of access to quality health care.