Informes

(extract) REFUGEE NEWS BRIEFINGS ETHIOPIA: SUDANESE RETURN HOME BUT OTHER NATIONALS ARRIVE On 28 March, the official repatriation of Sudanese nationals from the northwestern camp of Yarenja ended. The last convoy carried 494 refugees, bringing the total to 1,488 refugees returned to southern…

(Extract) SRI LANKA: UN SAYS FOOD SERIOUS SHORTAGES IMMINENT On 19 March, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that without fresh funding its stocks to feed tens of thousands of internally displaced persons in eastern Sri Lanka would run out…

CORD has sent out its Chad Programme Manager to assess how the charity's relief programme for refugees can best continue to operate in the country, as fears grow of a potential genocide. Jeremy Taylor, who is based at CORD'S UK…

NOTE: The last fact sheet was dated January 22, 2007. KEY DEVELOPMENTS On January 26, a USAID/OFDA airlift containing emergency relief supplies, including blankets, plastic sheeting, and water containers, arrived in Abeche, eastern Chad. Consigned to the Office of the…

BACKGROUND AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS Ongoing conflicts in neighboring Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to fuel significant refugee inflows and instability in Chad, while the presence of armed opposition groups, ethnic tensions, and widespread banditry within Chad have…

Note: The last situation report was dated December 29, 2006. BACKGROUND In 2007, Sudan continues to cope with the effects of conflict, displacement, and insecurity. The formation of the joint Government of National Unity (GNU) was a requirement of the Comprehensive Peace…

30,000 Chadians have been displaced by interethnic conflicts in eastern Chad over the last few weeks, bringing the total to over 90,000 IDPs. Larger population movements are likely in coming weeks due to the deteriorating security situation US$ 4,400,000 is…

Note: The last situation report was dated November 17, 2006. BACKGROUND In 2006, Sudan continues to cope with the effects of conflict, displacement, and insecurity. The formation of the joint Government of National Unity (GNU) was a requirement of the Comprehensive Peace…

Note: The last situation report was dated November 3, 2006. BACKGROUND In 2006, Sudan has made progress toward achieving sustainable peace in some regions of the country, while other areas continue to cope with the effects of conflict. The formation of…

SOUTH SUDAN Security The reporting period was marked by a series of apparently coordinated armed attacks on the Juba - Torit road, Juba - Nimule road and in the villages of Gumbo and Rejaf some five and eight kilometres away from…