UNHCR Protection Incident Reports for Central African Republic, 2021

UNHCR collected 6,499 alleged protection incidents affecting individuals in the Central African Republic throughout 2021. The data was gathered by UNHCR partners INTERSOS and COOPI across 12 of the country's 15 prefectures. This dataset records incidents reported from January to December 2021.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in protection incidents based on the reported date range
• Map geographic distribution of incidents based on the 12 covered prefectures
• Identify patterns in alleged perpetrators or victim profiles based on incident descriptions
• Assess humanitarian needs and protection cluster response priorities based on incident types

Strengths

• 6,499 individual incident records provide a substantial sample for analysis
• Data collected continuously over a full calendar year (2021)
• Coverage spans 12 of the country's 15 prefectures

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the 12 covered prefectures

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Incidents collected by UNHCR partners INTERSOS and COOPI through a network of community relays and protection committees.

Time Range

January to December 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-23 14:18:49.957812; freshness should be verified

Geography

12 of the 15 prefectures in the Central African Republic