Since 2013, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been experiencing a protracted political and social crisis resulting in inter-community violence and forcing more than one third of the CAR population to flee within the country or to neighboring countries. 

The governance crisis and multiple related waves of displacement have contributed to the destabilization of the social fabric and have increased humanitarian and development needs across the region.

The security situation remained fragile. National defense forces and other security personnel continue their military operations in the West and East of the country, recruiting members of armed groups as proxies. 

Although the security situation remains precarious, the peace agreement signed in February 2019 and the holding of the Republican Dialogue have been noteworthy steps in the peace process, opening to the participation of forcibly displaced persons and reflecting the collective aspirations of the Central African people for lasting peace and development.

While tensions and volatility are likely to persist in CAR, opportunities for solutions exist for Central African refugees and internally displaced persons, including through social/economic inclusion in asylum countries and voluntary repatriation and reintegration in CAR. 

The government has finalized a National Solutions strategy last November supported by UN agencies including UNHCR which also leads the Durable Solutions Working Group together with UNDP. 

With 511,000 IDPs in CAR currently supported by the UNHCR in early 2024, the Support Platform for Solutions will play a key advocacy role in advancing solutions for IDPs and returnees. The initiative aims to galvanize a stronger collective response to create enabling conditions for durable solutions by addressing the humanitarian, development and peace-related needs in communities affected by forced displacement in and from CAR. 

The implementation of the initiative supports a government-led approach to the operationalization of the political commitments, with the active participation of UN agencies, NGOs, the private sector, refugees, IDPs, returnees, and displacement-affected communities.