Central African Republic conflict forces 935,000 to flee, says UN Refugee crisis: Residents of the capital, Bangui, leave with their belongings on Friday. Geneva: The number of people uprooted by conflict in the Central African Republic is nearing a million, with half of the residents of the capital, Bangui, driven from their homes, the United Nations says. ""The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic remains dire, as insecurity is making the delivery of humanitarian relief ever more difficult and as the number of people displaced within the country has now surpassed 935,000,"" UN High Commissioner for Refugees spokesman Babar Baloch said on Friday. The figure includes those who fled their homes during a March 2013 rebellion and earlier strife, as well as ongoing sectarian clashes, he said. Many were children. Mr Baloch said attacks on civilians, looting and the presence of armed groups in locations to which people have fled were severely limiting aid agencies" access to those in urgent need. The Central African Republic, already chronically unstable, plunged into chaos after mainly Muslim Seleka rebels overthrew the government last year. Last month, French troops intervened to try to stem resurging violence, which has pitted former rebels against militias from the country's Christian majority bolstered by fighters loyal to the ousted regime. The violence is believed to have killed more than 1000 people last month and sent tens of thousands fleeing. ""Some 512,672 people are currently sheltering in 67 sites in the capital, Bangui, or living with host families,"" Mr Baloch said.""This represents more than half of Bangui's total population. Some 60 per cent of those displaced are children.""