Reports

The Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Chad of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Monica Pinto, will undertake her first official mission to that country from 7 to 17 October 2004. The Independent Expert will…

MAFAZA, Sudan (UNHCR) - Bashir proudly shows his visitors where his simsim (sesame) and sorghum are growing in the shade of young trees. Everything grows faster under these trees and crops do not dry out as easily, explains the…

by Gauthier Lefèvre in Tréguine camp, eastern Chad By seven o'clock in the morning, the Red Cross camp for Sudanese refugees in Tréguine, eastern Chad, is already a hive of activity. Women balancing jerry cans of water on their heads engage…

GENEVA, Oct 5 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers today told the agency's governing Executive Committee at its annual meeting in Geneva that it is too early to talk about returns to Darfur, and that the…

Eastern Chad, 5 October, 2004 - Nearly 200,000 Sudanese children, women and men are living in refugee camps in Eastern Chad, many of them suffering from starvation and malnutrition. They are dying at an alarming rate as the conflict…

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 5 October 2004, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Over the weekend, UNHCR…

TOUKOUL TOUKOULI, Oct 5 (UNHCR) - Youssouf Ahmat Issa walked away from this uniquely named village of straw huts and headed towards an ample open field. He pointed to the middle of the field, where a rock formation marked…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] NDJAMENA, 5 October (IRIN) - It is not just the flood of refugees from Darfur causing problems in Chad. Tensions themselves are also spilling across the border, reigniting…

For some of the 15,000 Sudanese refugees sprawled in makeshift shelters on the outskirts of Breidjing camp in Chad, living conditions finally got a little better this week thanks to the water Oxfam engineers managed to locate at a…

The WHO/HQ Department for Health Action in Crises aims to produce a running note on select current issues at weekly intervals. This note - which is by no means exhaustive - is designed for internal use…