More than 20,000 people in the Central African Republic (C.A.R) have been forced to flee to a U.N base for safety and shelter following renewed violence in the country.
Tension has also risen in the northern town of Kaga Bandero, prompting humanitarian workers to suspend their relief efforts in the area, leaving thousands vulnerable.
The withdrawal of the World Food Programme because of security concerns will affect about 120,000 people that were dependent on food supplies, with a further 35,000 others living precariously in surrounding camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) also to be impacted.
Kaga Bandero has been hit by numerous attacks by armed groups since September.
At least 65 people have been killed over the past four weeks in violence across the western, eastern and central parts of the C.A.R.
CAR has struggled with political insecurity ever since the Seleka rebels, a Muslim-led armed group, overthrew the government in a 2003 coup, leading to a series of atrocities and then reprisal attacks by a viglante group called the anti-Balaka, made up of Christian and animist fighters.
More than 400,000 people have been displaced internally and almost half a million others have fled to neighbouring countries.
