Rapports

With the number of refugees pouring into the barren savannahs of eastern Chad from the ongoing conflict in western Sudan now reaching more than 110,000, the United Nations World Food Programnme (WFP) has renewed its appeal to international donors…

MSF For the past ten days, the MSF team in Tine has been receiving patients who suffered severe bomb shrapnel injuries following aerial bombardments in Sudan. This morning's incident is the first time that bombs have been dropped on Tine-Chad. Several…

Ndjamena, 28 January 2004 - Fleeing the ongoing conflict in western Sudan, thousands of refugees continue to pour into the barren lands of eastern Chad, putting more pressure on dwindling food supplies in the region. In order to meet the…

NAIROBI, 28 January (IRIN) - Some 18,000 refugees, fleeing renewed fighting in western Sudan's Darfur region, are reported to have arrived in Chad over the last 10 days, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

ADRE, Chad, Jan 27 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency and Chadian authorities have started registering thousands of newly arrived Sudanese refugees in Chad so they can receive urgently needed assistance. Since Sunday, 762 people have been registered in Kourbileke, 7…

ABIDJAN, 26 January (IRIN) - The plight of more than 110,000 Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad from Sudan's trouble Darfur province is set to deteriorate rapidly, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday. WFP spokesman Ramin Rafirasme said…

(Extract) Briefer: Kris Janowski - Media Relations This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR website, www.unhcr.ch, which should…

CHAD, 23 January 2004 - In response to the rapidly deteriorating situation of Sudanese refugees in Chad, UNICEF is moving ahead on a series of activities, including a measles campaign for nearly 86,000 children from six months to 14…

ADRE, Chad, Jan 21 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency today dispatched teams to the border region of Chad to look into reports of some 18,000 new Sudanese refugees fleeing continued violence in western Sudan's Darfur region over the…

ADRE, Chad, Jan 19 (UNHCR) - After months of living on the edge, hundreds of Sudanese refugees have reached safety after being moved from the insecure Chad-Sudan border to an inland site in eastern Chad. On Monday, a second convoy…