Central African Republic to the brink of collapse, the crisis is threatening spread beyond its borders, senior United Nations officials said Wednesday they urged the UN Security Council to help fund and support the African Union peacekeeping force.
Landlocked former French colony - the poorest places on earth one - has been plunged into chaos because Seleka rebels seized power four months ago, President Fran?ois Bozizé in the heart of Africa, triggering a humanitarian crisis.
The African Union in 1100 launched this month a strong existing regional peacekeeping mission, known MICOPAX, into a new, larger African Union peacekeeping force. The number of troops will more than triple to 3,600 AU force's mission is to protect civilians, to help stabilize the country and the restoration of government.
"The African Union has requested financial, logistical and technical support, we have recommended that the Board provide this support, we also suggested that in order to better adapt to the current situation, the United Nations (political) mission, the United Nations special envoy to the Central African Republic retired Lieutenant Babacar Gaye said.
African Union and the United Nations plans to send experts to the Central African Republic to assess what is needed soon, UN diplomats said the Security Council on the basis of these reports, the resolution response.
Gay and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic marked the AU force to the Council will not be enough to combat the Central African Republic bordering six other national crisis.
"A larger and more diversified national forces, the need to provide security and protect the people," Simonovic said. "Such a force would also prevent foreign rebel groups, such as the Lord's Resistance Army, or Islamic extremist groups in the country to find a safe haven."
"Total collapse."
The UN Security Council on Wednesday in a statement after the meeting, said it was willing to "take into account all potential stabilizing Central African Republic (CAR) option."
The members of the Security Council in law and order, the lack of a complete collapse of the rule of law, characterized the security situation in the automotive deeply concerned, "the statement said.
"They stressed that armed conflicts and crises CAR automobiles and regional stability posed a serious threat," it said.
UN aid official Valerie Amos told the UN Security Council for the Central African Republic to become a failed state risks.
She said that every country's 4.6 million people - half of them children - have been affected by the crisis. Of which about 1.6 million are in urgent need of assistance. More than 206,000 people have been internally displaced, nearly 60,000 people fled to neighboring countries.
"This is a critical humanitarian operations continued safety, AMIS funding and logistical support to operate effectively, Amos said:" The UN Security Council 15 member states.
"Failure to act now will not only prolong and exacerbate Central African people had to endure harsh conditions, but can also see the crisis spread beyond its borders, the whole region has been facing a huge challenge," she said.
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