Informes

By Phuong Tran Habile, Chad - Just this past week, Chad's government admitted there are child soldiers in its army. But schools along the troubled eastern zone, near Sudan, have long known that, when a child suddenly disappears from…

Cairo, 14 May 2007 - WFP thanked the Government of Libya for facilitating the transport of 14,000 metric tons of cereals through its territory to Chad, where more than 200,000 Sudanese fleeing the conflict in neighbouring Darfur have taken…

By Kerry Smith As we make our way back to the capital, it is the story of Fadier Al Edep that sticks in my mind. She is one of the displaced women I was lucky to meet and speak…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and the support…

(N'Djamena, Chad; Geneva: 11 May 2007): The United Nations today launched a $23 million supplementary appeal to support enhanced assistance for internally displaced persons in eastern Chad over the next three months. "Not only has the growing displacement put pressure on already…

Le Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance (UNICEF) et le gouvernement du Tchad ont signé hier à N'Djamena un accord concernant la démobilisation des enfants soldats dans tout le pays. « L'UNICEF accorde la plus grande importance à la protection…

DAKAR, 9 May 2007 (IRIN) - The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have revised earlier appeals for emergency assistance in eastern Chad largely due to a sudden increase in the number of people…

ICRC Press Release No.07/57 Geneva (ICRC) - Mounting humanitarian needs in eastern Chad, caused primarily by a worsening crisis of internal displacement, have prompted the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to appeal to donors for an additional 9.47…

Genève (CICR) - Dans l'est du Tchad, les besoins humanitaires croissants dus essentiellement à une augmentation critique des déplacements internes ont incité le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) à demander à ses donateurs une rallonge de 9,47 millions de…

Central and East Africa: United Nations Humanitarian Chief to Visit Uganda John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, is expected to undertake his second mission to Africa since taking office on 1 March 2007, including visits to…