Reports

Richard Boucher, Spokesman Washington, DC, February 23, 2004 - The United States is providing $9.3 million in emergency assistance to address the dire humanitarian needs of 110,000 Sudanese refugees in Chad. This assistance is part of an allocation announced by…

N'DJAMENA, Chad, Feb 20 (UNHCR) Thousands of Sudanese refugees are set to start moving over the weekend to a new camp in eastern Chad, the third inland site for refugees from the insecure Chad-Sudan border area. The first group of…

Warrenton, Va., Feb. 19, 2004 - Air Serv International will base a plane in Chad to assist more than 130,000 people who have crossed the border from Western Sudan to escape fighting in the Darfur area. These people have been…

(New York, 18 February 2004) - A thirteen-member United Nations Rapid Response Team has now arrived in Nyala, El Geneina and El Fasher, the three capitals of Darfur region of Sudan. As the team assesses humanitarian needs in and…

RESUME La situation alimentaire et socio-sanitaire des réfugiés soudanais à l'est du Tchad s'est dégradée par rapport au mois passé. Cette dégradation continue de préoccuper les hautes autorités tchadiennes. Le 6 février, le gouvernement tchadien à travers le Ministre des…

Geneva (dpa) - Relief organisations warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in civil war-torn western Sudan, according to a spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Tuesday in Geneva. UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond said the organisation was experiencing difficulties setting…

ABECHE, Chad, Feb 17 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency today started daily flights to bring more than 256 tons of relief aid to 110,000 refugees along the Chad-Sudan border, where local resources are being stretched to the limit. On…

Déclaration du porte-parole du Quai d'Orsay (Paris, le 17 février 2004) Le ministre des Affaires effectuera du 19 au 21 février une visite au Tchad et au Soudan. Au Tchad, le 19 février, il s'entretiendra avec le président Déby des relations…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR website, www.unhcr.ch, which should also be checked for regular media…

ABECHE, Chad, Feb 13 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency is starting daily airlifts this weekend to bring more relief supplies into eastern Chad to reinforce its efforts in a race against time to move Sudanese refugees from the…