Informes

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] DAKAR, 14 September (IRIN) - French military planes have completed an airlift of nearly 200 tonnes of food supplements for malnourished Sudanese refugees living in camps in eastern Chad,…

Episcopal Relief and Development is providing emergency assistance to people in the Sudan and Chad forced from their homes and villages by militia groups. The 19-month conflict in the Darfur region has killed tens of thousands. More than one…

Senior officials at United Nations humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met this morning to discuss how to accelerate their relief efforts in the wake of a World Health Organization (WHO) report showing that hundreds of people are dying every…

The Government of Japan has decided to extend Grant Aid for Increase of Food Production amounting to 330 million yen to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Projects on Desert Locust Control in Chad, Mali and…

DARFUR, SUDAN/EASTERN CHAD, September 13, 2004 - The IRC in Darfur has launched a pre-emptive strike against infectious diseases after new data showed a spike in hepatitis E, an incurable liver disease. The incidence of a major hepatitis symptom…

What is the humanitarian situation in Darfur and Chad? The UN has described the situation in Darfur and Chad as 'the world's worst humanitarian crisis'. Over a million people have been displaced in Darfur and are now living in…

In addition to the trauma of displacement, refugees from the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan are experiencing a health crisis. A recent survey by International Medical Corps (IMC), UNHCR, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and other relief agencies…

Battling soaring temperatures, inhospitable terrain, frequent mechanical breakdowns and persistent problems caused by wind and sand, the first convoy of trucks carrying emergency food aid across the Sahara Desert from Libya has reached its destination in eastern Chad after an…

OURE CASSONI CAMP, CHAD - The first convoy of trucks carrying food aid for the United Nations World Food Programme across the Sahara desert arrived at a refugee camp in eastern Chad on Thursday, ending a 2,800-kilometre journey from…

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 181 countries. In Brief Appeal No. 23/2003; Operations Update…