Rapports

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on critical health-related activities in countries where there are humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices…

By Jean-Jacques Kouoh in Kousseri, Cameroon They arrived in their thousands, fleeing from the fighting in the capital of their country, Chad, to seek refuge in neighbouring Cameroon. In a matter of hours, N'Djamena was abandoned by some 30,000 particularly…

By Chris Niles NEW YORK, USA, 8 February 2008 - UNICEF has begun distributing emergency supplies to the thousands of Chadian refugees who have fled to Cameroon to escape violence in their own country. Tens of thousands of doses of measles, meningitis…

For information on the humanitarian situation in Chad, please see separate information bulletins "Humanitarian Needs and Response in Chad". Headlines - Inflow stabilised. Estimate at least 30,000, but clear figures not available. Planning figure remains 50,000. - Twelve tons of relief items…

It has been several days now since N'Djamena was shaken to its core by violent clashes between the rebels and government troops. Despite the fragile calm, a matter of great urgency remains - retrieval of the remaining bodies. The…

Headlines - At least 30,000 persons flee from Chad to Cameroon. Government recognises them as refugees. - United Nations and partners ready to respond to the influx of up to 50,000 individuals. - Non-food items for up to 50,000 on the way.…

The Federal Foreign Office has made available 1 million euro to provide immediate humanitarian relief for internally displaced persons in Chad. The money will help fund relief and protection activities organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross…

Headlines - Armed fighting in capital N'Djamena causes fatalities and casualties, but no clear data on civilian victims. - At least 30,000 Chadians flee from insecurity and seek refuge in Cameroon. - Current insecurity affects operations in east, but humanitarians remain to…

Over the weekend of 2-3 February, violent clashes between rebels and government troops in N'Djamena left hundreds injured, many dead and thousands fleeing the capital. Since Monday 4 February the fighting has died down, allowing the ICRC and Red…

Geneva/N'Djamena -  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) took advantage of a lull in the fighting in N'Djamena today to try to ascertain the number of wounded and the state of the city's medical facilities. "It now…