CAR: Cameroon River crossing from Central African Republic
Australia for UNHCR
Description
This video was shot by one of our staff* using a mobile phone as they helped refugees who had crossed the river to safety. Signs of malnutrition were apparent in these refugees as they waded through the water and made the desperate river crossing to Gbiti in eastern Cameroon. Around 60 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) were met by our staff on March 29. Violence inside CAR has displaced close to 1 million people since December 2013. In the past three months, more than 82,000 Central Africans have found shelter in Cameroon, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Republic of Congo and in Chad. *Footage shot by Dr. Paul Spiegel, who heads up technical support for field operations at UNHCR Headquarters in areas including public health, food security and nutrition, water and sanitation and shelter. https://twitter.com/pbspiegel
Metadata
Published to Youtube on: 07/04/2014
Archived on: 08/10/2025
Original URL (may no longer be available): https://youtube.com/watch?v=whhUwKWUDnM