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Work in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been an important part of the Preventing
Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative in recognition of the large role that sexual
violence has played in the conflict in CAR which has included the sexual abuse of
women and children, sexual slavery and rape. This work has, to date, been primarily
carried out through our work with the African Union (AU). Since the launch of the
initiative, the UK has provided £1.3 million to support the AU’s Gender Peace and
Security Programme. This includes the deployment of sexual violence experts that were
deployed to the CAR in 2014. These experts provided support to victims in the districts
of Paoua, Kaga-Bandoro and Bambar. This Programme also supported the AU’s Special
Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, Madame Bineta Diop. We are working with the AU
to build on this deployment and increase AU capacity to carry out similar deployments
in the future.
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