Reports

(New York, June 22, 2006) - The governments of Chad and Sudan support armed groups that are committing serious crimes against civilians in eastern Chad, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. The 28-page briefing paper, "Violence Beyond…

I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to paragraphs 6, 13 and 16 of Security Council resolution 1556 (2004), paragraph 15 of Security Council resolution 1564 (2004), paragraph 17 of Security Council resolution 1574 (2004) and paragraph 12…

"The Janjawid opened fire without warning. They moved steadily inward shooting as they came. The cordon between the two villages meant any one who fled from one village to another would be killed as well. The only ones who…

"The first attack was the worst, there were over a hundred of them," said a 25-year-old woman from the village of Um Ladja in Chad. "They scared everyone and rounded us up. They took everything and killed anyone who…

SC/8750 Security Council 5462nd Meeting (AM) The Security Council's mission last week to the Sudan had been a successful visit by a united Council and, although agreement by the Sudanese Government to transfer the peacekeeping force in the still violent Darfur…

Time remaining before seasonal rains cut off sites in Darfur and Eastern Chad Already humanitarian access in Darfur and eastern Chad is severely limited because of insecurity. Over the next four months access will be restricted even…

FEWS NET Alert Status Highest Priority-Urgent Action Required Chad: Chadian IDPs and refugees from Central African Republic face deteriorating food security conditions as the rainy season starts; rations for CAR refugees have been cut. Ethiopia: Although food security in pastoral areas will…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABECHE, 13 June (IRIN) - The drivers who navigate eastern Chad's craterous roads dodging cattle, bathtub sized pot-holes, roadblocks, and since last year ruthless armed carjackers, have no doubt…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NDJAMENA, 12 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - A United Nations Security Council mission that visited Chad at the weekend urged President Idriss Deby to restore relations with neighbouring…

NDJAMENA, le 12 juin (IRIN) - En visite au Tchad le week-end dernier, la mission du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies (ONU) a exhorté le Président Idriss Déby à rétablir ses relations avec le Soudan, le pays voisin. «…