Reports

Warring Parties Must Protect All Civilians (New York, April 13, 2006) -- The Chadian government, rebel groups, and their backers in Khartoum must ensure that their forces do not attack civilians or target ethnic groups, Human Rights Watch said today.…

By Jane O'Brien NEW YORK, 13 April 2006 -- Today in Dakar, Senegal, the governments, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and other partners in the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative launched their new Regional Network for West and Central Africa, where…

S107/06 Bruxelles, 12 avril 2006. Javier Solana, Haut Représentant de l'Union européenne pour la Politique étrangère et de sécurité commune, exprime sa profonde préoccupation au sujet des récents développements au Tchad. Il réitère sa condamnation de principe de toute prise de…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Ndjamena, 12 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Soldiers are out in force on the streets of the Chadian capital N'djamena and residents are stocking up on cash…

With rebels moving towards N'Djamena, and fears of an impending coup intensifying, the Chadian and refugee population in Chad are increasingly vulnerable and at risk of displacement. For the past several months, Chadian rebel activity, government counterstrikes, and Janjaweed incursions…

By Betel Miarom N'DJAMENA, April 12 (Reuters) - Chad government troops reinforced the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday and embassies took security precautions in response to reports that rebels were moving closer to the city, residents and diplomats said. Security sources, who…

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 11 April 2006, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. We are extremely…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Ndjamena, 11 Apr 2006 (IRIN) - Streets are deserted, shops shuttered and conditions tense on Tuesday in the south eastern Chadian towns of Am Timan and Goz…

Over the past year, the security situation along the border that Chad shares with Darfur has significantly deteriorated. Since September 2005, Chadian militias and Sudanese Janjaweed have attacked Chadian villages, resulting in the displacement of nearly 30,000 people. As recently…

By Betel Miarom N'DJAMENA, April 11 (Reuters) - U.N. relief agencies and other humanitarian groups will pull some of their staff out of a town in eastern Chad threatened by rebel raids, a U.N. official said on Tuesday. The measure highlighted…