Informes

NEW YORK, United States, September 26 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has used the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) summit to formally launch a campaign to raise US$220 million to help children of conflict. Speaking at a press conference…

DJABAL CAMP, Chad, September 19 (UNHCR) "I want to become a minister, Minister of Darfur." At 16 years of age, Farihalh makes it clear she has the ambition and will to be more than a refugee. Like most of her…

HUMANITARIAN DEVELOPMENTS Subsequently to heavy rain during the night of 21 to 22 August in the area of Koukou, 67 households from the local community and six families located in the IDP site of Habile I lost their homes due…

DARFUR July has seen three important developments, which may have an impact on the overall context and humanitarian situation in Darfur. First, the Special Envoys for Darfur of the United Nations and the African Union (AU) have invited members of Darfur's non-signatory…

OVERVIEW About 200 internally displaced started to move from the IDP-site of Habile III towards Aradib. Most of them are originally from the area of Marena. Whether this movement indicates a general tendency of return is still open. Within the…

Appeal Target: US$ 1,950,070 Geneva, 4 July 2007 (issued 29 June 2007) Dear Friends, Following the recommendations of an assessment mission to the region in May/June, members of ACT International are beginning an emergency relief operation in eastern Chad…

OVERVIEW The rainy season has started by the end of June. In Abeche four people were killed and a dozen were injured by the first heavy rainfalls. Authorities and IDP leaders prepare for the return of IDPs mainly from Habile…

Appeal #641-S Appeal Goal: $100,500 SITUATION: Following the recommendations of an assessment mission to eastern Chad in May and early June, members of the Action by Churches Together (ACT) International network are beginning an emergency relief operation in eastern Chad near…

OVERVIEW Security The security situation in Eastern Chad has become increasingly unstable. In spite of a reinforced police presence, crime continues to rise in the town of Abeche, amplifying the number of armed civilians that respond to the attacks. In the…

I. CONTEXT ANALYSIS A Combination of Conflicts Conflicts in Eastern Chad are traditionally fluid. Individual ambitions, rivalry between sedentary and nomadic groups and/or ethnic communities, the widespread circulation of small arms, the spill-over of the conflict in Darfur…