Reports

Refugees and related humanitarian action UNHCR activities for Sudanese refugees Background - In eastern Chad, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the request of and in cooperation with the Chadian Government, assists nearly 250,000 Sudanese refugees…

Rome, 22 October 2008 - Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies. Caucasus Georgia: Last week the UN launched a revised flash appeal for the crisis. The appeal envisages continued food assistance to 100,000 people for a…

Faits majeurs - Assistance humanitaire minimum dans les localités de Dogdoré et Adé à l'est du Tchad; - Lancement de campagnes pour une meilleure protection des enfants, des femmes et des filles à l'est; - Assistance à 3 200 ménages pour…

Despite difficult security conditions, ICRC staff are pressing ahead with their activities aiming at addressing the needs of the people worst affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence in eastern Chad. The lack of security remains the…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated June 27, 2008. BACKGROUND Ongoing insecurity, displacement, and strained resources continue to negatively affect…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last situation report was dated September 5, 2008. BACKGROUND In 2008, Sudan continues to cope with the effects of conflict, displacement,…

ACTED HAITI: ACTED is working towards the humanitarian crisis response in Haiti "Haiti is dogged by bad luck". This is the sad reality that has been revealing itself in these last weeks after the subsequent passage of the cyclones Gustav…

Context Chad is ranked 170 out of 177 countries according to the Human Development Index 2008, while the Human Poverty Index placed Chad on position 108 among 108 developing countries [UNDP Human Development Report 2007/2008]. The annual growth rate of Chad's…

Faits majeurs - Inondations à Kerfi, est du Tchad, plus de 8 000 personnes déplacées. Une évaluation des besoins planifiée. - Inondations au sud: réponse en cours mais des moyens additionnels sont requis pour assister les sinistrés. - Reprise de la…

Rome, 10 September 2008 - Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies. Chad Preliminary results from the nutritional survey conducted in early July 2008 in eastern Chad indicated that the global acute malnutrition (GAM) rate (weight for…