Editing Central African Republic (section)

===Foreign relations===
{{Main|Foreign relations of the Central African Republic}}
{{See also|Central African Armed Forces}}
[[File:Vladimir Putin and Faustin Touadera, 23 may 2018 (1).jpg|thumb|President [[Faustin Touadera|Faustin-Archange Touadéra]] with Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], 23 May 2018]]

==== Foreign aid and UN involvement ====
The Central African Republic is heavily dependent on foreign [[aid]], and numerous [[Non-governmental organization|NGOs]] provide services that the government does not provide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://odihpn.org/magazine/stuck-in-the-%c2%91recovery-gap%c2%92-the-role-of-humanitarian-aid-in-the-central-african-republic/|title=Stuck in the 'recovery gap': the role of humanitarian aid in the Central African Republic|last=Jauer|first=Kersten|date=July 2009|website=Humanitarian Practice Network|language=en-GB|access-date=27 February 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724182251/https://odihpn.org/magazine/stuck-in-the-%c2%91recovery-gap%c2%92-the-role-of-humanitarian-aid-in-the-central-african-republic/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2019, over US$100&nbsp;million in foreign aid was spent in the country, mostly on humanitarian assistance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foreignassistance.gov/explore/country/Central-African-Republic|title=Central African Republic {{!}} ForeignAssistance.gov|website=www.foreignassistance.gov|access-date=27 February 2020|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031041743/https://www.foreignassistance.gov/explore/country/Central-African-Republic|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006, due to ongoing violence, over 50,000 people in the country's northwest were at risk of starvation,<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=58581 CAR: Food shortages increase as fighting intensifies in the northwest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104529/http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=58581 |date=29 September 2007 }}.  irinnews.org, 29 March 2006</ref> but this was averted due to assistance from the [[United Nations]].<ref name="UNreport">{{Cite web | url=https://cerf.un.org/sites/default/files/resources/Central_African_Republic_110907_New%20Format.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://cerf.un.org/sites/default/files/resources/Central_African_Republic_110907_New%20Format.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live | title=Central African Republic Executive Summary 2006}}</ref> On 8 January 2008, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon declared that the Central African Republic was eligible to receive assistance from the Peacebuilding Fund.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140201224658/http://www.unpbf.org/countries/central-african-republic/ Central African Republic Peacebuilding Fund – Overview]}}. United Nations.</ref> Three priority areas were identified: first, the reform of the security sector; second, the promotion of good governance and the rule of law; and third, the revitalization of communities affected by conflicts. On 12 June 2008, the Central African Republic requested assistance from the [[UN Peacebuilding Commission]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/pbc39.doc.htm |title=Peacebuilding Commission Places Central African Republic on Agenda; Ambassador Tells Body 'CAR Will Always Walk Side By Side With You, Welcome Your Advice' |publisher=United Nations |date=2 July 2008 |access-date=27 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503183856/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2008/pbc39.doc.htm |archive-date=3 May 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> which was set up in 2005 to help countries emerging from conflict avoid devolving back into war or chaos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/peacebuilding/commission/mandate|title=Mandate {{!}} UNITED NATIONS PEACEBUILDING|website=www.un.org|publisher=[[United Nations]]|access-date=27 February 2020|archive-date=28 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228145902/https://www.un.org/peacebuilding/commission/mandate|url-status=live}}</ref>

In response to concerns of a potential genocide, a peacekeeping force – the International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) – was authorized in December 2013. This African Union force of 6,000 personnel was accompanied by the French Operation Sangaris.<ref name="odi.org"/>

In 2017, the Central African Republic signed the UN [[Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en |title=Chapter XXVI: Disarmament&nbsp;– No. 9 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons |publisher=United Nations Treaty Collection |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=19 August 2019 |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806220546/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVI-9&chapter=26&clang=_en |url-status=live }}</ref>