Aid reaches displaced families around Am-Dafock
More than five tonnes of supplies are delivered with logistical support from MINUSCA, reaching more than 17,000 displaced people as some voluntary returns begin.
Source: MINUSCA
Central African Republic hunger appeal · Published 18 August 2026 · Updated 18 August 2026
Support an overlooked crisis in northeastern Central African Republic
Support families facing hunger around Am-Dafock, Central African Republic
Am-Dafock is an isolated town in Vakaga, near the Sudan border. Families need sustained food, safe water, shelter, healthcare and protection support.
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Crisis timeline
How the displacement and hunger crisis developed
For the fuller humanitarian picture and latest qualified figures, read our Central African Republic hunger and displacement report.
National mission reaches Birao
The government leads a high-level mission to Birao, the capital of Vakaga prefecture, to review security, public services and humanitarian needs in the northeast.
Source: Government of the Central African Republic
Water, shelter and medical support expand
Responders provide water, emergency shelter, medical supplies and household items to displaced families near the peacekeeping base.
Sources: MINUSCA and humanitarian partners
Mass displacement is reported across Vakaga
More than 16,000 people are reported near the Am-Dafock base and more than 2,000 in Birao, with a looted health facility and severe access constraints.
Sources: MINUSCA and United Nations Secretariat
Fighting forces families from Am-Dafock
An attack displaces residents from the isolated border town and damages homes, food stocks and essential public services.
Sources: MINUSCA and Caritas Centrafrique
National lean-season projection begins
More than two million people are projected to face Crisis-level or worse acute food insecurity across the Central African Republic through August.
Source: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Verified crisis facts
Displacement is intensifying an already severe national hunger crisis
These figures describe different places, measures and periods. They should not be added together, and later assessments may revise them.
people displaced around Am-Dafock
Reported after fighting began on 30 June 2026.
people face acute food insecurity nationally
Projected in IPC Phase 3 or worse between April and August 2026.
of food-response funding secured
Reported for the Central African Republic's 2026 food response.
Why sustained support matters
Returning home does not mean returning to safety or stability
Families around Am-Dafock are dealing with hunger, damaged homes and disrupted public services in one of the Central African Republic's most isolated areas. Vakaga lies in the far northeast, where seasonal roads, distance and insecurity make assistance slower and more expensive.
Emergency food, clean water and healthcare can protect lives now. Shelter repair, protection, education and livelihood support also matter because families need more than a short distribution to recover choice and stability.
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- Reliable food and household cash assistance
- Child nutrition screening, referral and treatment supplies
- Safe water, sanitation, medicines and mobile healthcare
- Weather-resistant shelter and essential household items
- Protection, education continuity and livelihood recovery
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Sources used for this appeal
Figures are dated and described according to the measure used by each source. Displacement counts, food-security projections, programme reach and funding requirements are not interchangeable.
- Integrated Food Security Phase ClassificationAcute food-insecurity projections and response coverage · checked 18 August 2026
- UNICEFChild nutrition, water, sanitation, education and national humanitarian needs · checked 18 August 2026
- FEWS NETFood access, market conditions, displacement and humanitarian funding analysis · checked 18 August 2026
- MINUSCA and United Nations SecretariatAm-Dafock displacement, damaged services, access and response activity · checked 18 August 2026
- Government of the Central African RepublicOfficial geographic and administrative context for Birao and Vakaga · checked 18 August 2026
- Caritas Centrafrique and RFIIndependent local corroboration of living conditions, displacement and urgent needs · checked 18 August 2026
Where is Am-Dafock?
Am-Dafock is an isolated town in Vakaga prefecture, in the far northeast of the Central African Republic near the border with Sudan. Birao, the prefectural capital, is the nearest better-known administrative centre.
Is this a United Nations, government or Caritas appeal?
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- : Appeal first published with current displacement, food-security, nutrition, access, response and funding information.