Reports

ABECHE, Chad, February 29 (UNHCR) - The 118 "mature students" from Sudan's troubled Darfur region are a study in concentration as they sit their finals at a secondary school in the eastern Chad town of Abéché. Two Sudanese professors and…

For information on the humanitarian situation in Chad, please see separate information bulletins "Humanitarian Needs and Response in Chad". Headlines - Inflow stabilised. Estimate at least 30,000, but clear figures not available. Planning figure remains 50,000. - Twelve tons of relief items…

Faits marquants Les attaques des bandits envers les humanitaires continuent d'entraver partiellement l'aide humanitaire. L'insécurité et la limitation des stocks ralentissent le pre-positionnement et la distribution des vivres dans les camps de réfugiés et les sites des personnes déplacées. L'éducation est…

Headlines Banditry attacks on humanitarians continue to partially hamper the delivery of relief. Insecurity and limited stocks impede food pre-positioning and distribution in refugee camps and IDP sites. Education is the least funded sector. EUFOR deployment delayed by weak logistical capacities. Six aid workers…

RÉSUMÉ EXECUTIF La crise humanitaire au Tchad est engendrée par la dégradation de la situation sécuritaire au Darfour, l'insécurité persistante en République Centrafricaine (RCA), et une instabilité interne croissante liée aux activités de groupes armés d'opposition et aux tensions intercommunautaires. Depuis…

Par Edmond Bagdé Dingamhoudou, Spécialiste de la Communication Le 6 décembre 2007 - La prévention et la prise en charge du VIH/SIDA et des infections sexuellement transmissibles (IST) a connu un réel succès dans la région du Logone occidental au…

Headlines - Several humanitarian organizations reduce presence in eastern Chad due to security concerns. - Government and UN prepare action plan to address the education needs of refugee children during 2008. - Food distributions resume in Bahai, Farchana, Goz Beida, Guereda, after…

Headlines - UNICeF and UNHCR support evaluation of schooling facilities for refugee children. - WFP releases October general food distribution figures for refugees: 4,259 MT for over 260,000 people. - New polio vaccination campaign covers over 50,000 children among refugees and host…

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 October 2, 2007. BACKGROUND In 2007, Sudan continues to cope with the effects…

DJABAL CAMP, Chad, September 27 (UNHCR) - With four school-going children, education is clearly important for Zacharia Abakar Adam, who is president of the association of pupils' parents in Djabal camp, eastern Chad. "Educating children in the camp is a top…