1.0Red Lettershttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redlettersTom Davishttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/author/tdavisCentral African Republic's Forgotten Crisis - Red Lettersrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iudxQQifx7"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2007/08/central-african.html">Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/redletters/2007/08/central-african.html/embed#?secret=iudxQQifx7" width="600" height="338" title="“Central African Republic’s Forgotten Crisis” — Red Letters" data-secret="iudxQQifx7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The military and rebels in CAR have created a terrible humanitarian crises. Orphans and widows are fast becoming the majority of the population and have no access to basic amenities, sanitation, water, and food. Click here to see pictures from the crisis.