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Addressing national leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly in New York today, the Foreign Minister of Chad issued an appeal for international support to his country, which is hosting hundreds of thousands of Sudanese who fled fighting…
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ABECHE, le 29 septembre (IRIN) - Déjà en surcapacité, les camps de réfugiés au Tchad devraient se préparer à accueillir dans les sept prochains mois 100 000 autres personnes fuyant la région du Darfour, ont indiqué des représentants des…
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[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] IRIDIMI, 28 September (IRIN) - In a sand-spattered tent in the middle of the Chadian desert, Mahamout Ahmat Mahamout stands in front of a blackboard, trying to bring…
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ADRE, Chad, Sept 28 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency has opened a 10th camp for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad and is continuing to search for new inland sites should more refugees arrive from western Sudan's Darfur region. On…
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67/04 Geneva, 28 September 2004 - A Red Cross camp for refugees who have fled the violence in Darfur has opened in Tréguine in eastern Chad with the aim of relieving pressure on the overcrowded UNHCR camp at nearby Breijing. The…
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SUDAN DARFUR CRISIS Events: A team commissioned by the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs/Emergency Relief Coordinator, Jan Egeland, and the UN/NGO consortium, Inter-Agency Standing Committee, is currently travelling to Darfur to conduct a "real-time" evaluation aimed at strengthening the…
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Between 26 June and 17 September a total of 1442 cases and 46 deaths (case fatality rate 3.2%) of suspected hepatitis E cases have been reported from refugee camps Goz Amer, Djabal and neighbouring villages. The overall weekly number…
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EL GENEINA, Sudan, Sept 27 (UNHCR) Midway through a five-day mission to Chad and Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers said Monday that a complete end to violence is the next crucial step in…
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A total of 3910 cases and 164 deaths (case fatality rate, 4.2%) have been reported from 14 June to 19 August 2004. The outbreak is declining in the western part of the country except for Bousso where there are…
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Aid workers grow frustrated as Sudanese refugee camps become disease-ridden and insecure Since late 2003, nearly 200,000 people have fled violence in the Darfur region of western Sudan and taken refuge in the deserts of eastern Chad. Most have lost…
