After years of armed conflict, the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to face insecurity and prolonged displacement, with millions of people needing support.
NRC in the Central African Republic
Despite persistent insecurity and difficult access, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is there – working with local organisations and actors to provide vital humanitarian assistance and support communities in some of the hardest-to-reach parts of the country.
What’s happening in the Central African Republic?
CAR has faced years of political instability and humanitarian crises, and extreme weather makes life even harder for communities. In 2026, some 2.3 million people needed humanitarian assistance, while severe funding shortfalls and difficult access limited the response.
Families across CAR continue to be forced from their homes by conflict and insecurity, while others are returning to communities already struggling with limited resources. Extreme weather and growing competition over land and other resources are making life even harder.
Reaching people in need is also becoming more difficult. The closure of several UN peacekeeping bases, combined with logistical challenges, has made some routes less secure for humanitarian organisations.
Our response
We’re working with our partners in the following areas:
- Education – constructing and rebuilding schools, helping children who have missed out on education to catch up, providing psychosocial support for children's wellbeing, training teachers and equipping young people with vocational skills.
- Water, sanitation and hygiene – constructing, rehabilitating and treating water points and latrines, drilling new boreholes to increase access to safe water, and promoting good hygiene practices.
- Information, counselling and legal assistance – helping people obtain legal documentation, protect their housing, land and property rights and resolve disputes between individuals and communities.
- Shelter and settlements – providing emergency and transitional shelter, helping families repair or rebuild damaged homes and rehabilitating community infrastructure such as schools.
Our operations
NRC office established: 2014
Areas of operation: Bangui (country office), Nana-Gribizi, Ombella-Mpoko, Mambere-Kadei, Nana Mambere, Sangha-Mbaéré, Basse-Kotto, Ouham Pende, Ouham Fafa, Kemo
Country Director: Alain Cavenaile
Contact: alain.cavenaile@nrc.no
Our impact
In 2025, we assisted 117,864 people through our programmes in the Central African Republic:
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63,873Education
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12,507Shelter and settlements
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695Protection from violence
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14,147Information, counselling and legal assistance
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29,321Water, sanitation and hygiene
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1,999Multi-purpose cash assistance
Note: some people received more than one type of assistance.
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