Informes

Headlines - Reliable estimates on refugees not currently available, but UNHCR to start official registration 16 February. - UNICEF and partners identifying potential sites within Maltam camp for educational and learning spaces. - Next round of general food distribution by WFP due…

Headlines - Situation in east remains stable, access good. Operations continue, but concerns remain over 'pipelines'. - A further 12,000 Sudanese refugees arrive in eastern Chad from West Darfur, in urgent need of aid. - EC allocates US$ 2.96 million for…

Headlines - No reliable refugee estimates, while UN plans to offer transport to 20,000 to newly equipped Maltam camp. - Spontaneous returns continue, but may include numerous go-and-see visits by heads of households. - Vaccination for up to 48,000 children starts today…

(Yaoundé / New York / Genève: 12 février 2008): Plus d'une semaine après que les réfugiés tchadiens ont fui vers Kousséri, ville au nord-est du Cameroun, leur situation humanitaire reste difficile mais s'améliore de jour en jour. "Leurs conditions de…

Headlines - Several hundreds refugees return from Cameroon to Chad every day since last weekend. - Approximately 20,000 expected to remain over medium term, thereby requiring protection and assistance. - Vaccination against measles and polio scheduled for tomorrow, employing 110 vaccinators trained…

Headlines - Refugee inflow almost ceased. UN expects approximately 20,000 to remain on the medium term. - UN very grateful for solidarity and aid provided by Cameroonian authorities and local communities. - Transport to camp in Maltam to be offered from 16…

For information on the humanitarian situation in Chad, please see separate information bulletins "Humanitarian Needs and Response in Chad". Headlines - Refugees still estimated to be at least 30,000. Official registration to start during movement to Maltam. - Four NGOs currently in…

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 17, 2007. BACKGROUND AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS Fighting between armed opposition groups and Government of Chad…

GENÈVE, 8 février (UNHCR) - Un avion cargo Iliouchine-76 affrété par l'UNHCR a atterri vendredi à Garoua, dans le nord du Cameroun, avec à son bord 45 tonnes de matériel de secours pour des milliers de réfugiés tchadiens. Un…

The European Commission has set aside 2 million euros in humanitarian funding to help meet the basic needs of refugees, displaced people and other vulnerable groups affected by the current conflict in Chad. An emergency decision is being launched to support…