Reports

Faits marquants - Le UNHCR transfère les nouveaux réfugiés soudanais de la zone frontalière de Birak au camp de Mile. - Les Nations Unies et leurs partenaires assistent les réfugiés victimes de l'incendie du camp de Goz Amer. - Le PAM…

Headlines - UNHCR resumes transport of recently arrived Sudanese refugees from Birak border area to Mile camp. - Fire breaks out in Goz Amer refugee camp. United Nations and partners provide a rapid response. - After providing reduced food rations to refugees…

Headlines - Insecurity persists in east. Over 40 civilians wounded in fighting. One humanitarian driver killed. - General food distributions to refugees for April completed, but providing rations smaller than desired. - Workshops on civil-military coordination organized in N'Djamena and Abéché, more…

Faits marquants - Insécurité dans l'est. Combats: plus de 40 civils blessés. Un chauffeur d'une organisation humanitaire tué. - Distributions de vivres dans tous les camps de réfugiés, mais avec des rations réduites. - Ateliers sur la coordination civilo-militaire à N'Djaména et…

Refugees and related humanitarian action Overview Sudanese refugees - There are currently over 250,000 Sudanese refugees in Chad. Over 243,000 are hosted in 12 camps in the country's east. - During the month of February, when several areas of West Darfur were heavily…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a…

Introduction Rome, 25 March 2008 - Facts, figures and the lastest updates from WFP's high profile emergencies. Chad WFP completed March general food distributions for the Sudanese refugees in all 12 refugee camps. Over the past week, a total of 1,272 new…

Period covered by this Ops Update: 13 February to 6 March, 2008; Appeal target (current): CHF 2,600,000 (USD 2,363,636 or EUR 1,626,169); Appeal coverage: 20% Appeal history: - This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 13 February 2008 for CHF 2,600,000 (USD…

Gatineau, Qc - The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation and the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the Government of Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), will provide up to $6…

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 February 7, 2008. BACKGROUND In 2008, Sudan continues to cope with the effects…