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Angelina Jolie visits camp in Chad to assess situation for Darfur refugees
27 Feb 2007 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday completed a two-day mission to a refugee camp in eastern Chad which enabled her to assess how the security situation has deteriorated for Sudanese refugees since her last visit in 2004. -
'The Kite Runner' author, Khaled Hosseini, experiences Chad's insecurity
13 Feb 2007 Khaled Hosseini, author of the best-selling novel, The Kite Runner, got a first-hand glimpse of the insecurity plaguing eastern Chad during a recent tour of UNHCR operations in the region. -
UNHCR announces launch of US$19.7 million appeal for Darfur operations
30 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday launched an appeal for US$19.7 million to protect and assist tens of thousands of uprooted people in West Darfur, including displaced Sudanese and refugees from Chad. -
Displacement from deteriorating security in eastern Chad tops 100,000
5 Jan 2007 The deteriorating security situation in eastern Chad has displaced up to 20,000 Chadians over the past two weeks and is now posing a direct threat to refugee camps housing thousands of Sudanese from neighbouring Darfur. More than 100,000 Chadians are now displaced within their own country. -
Guterres hears refugee plea for strengthened security in volatile eastern Chad
22 Dec 2006 Thousands of desperate Darfur refugees and displaced locals in strife-torn south-eastern Chad pleaded with UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday for better protection against mounting violence that has killed hundreds in the area in recent weeks. -
UNHCR chief calls for stronger international presence in Chad
21 Dec 2006 High Commissioner Guterres pledged UNHCR's continued support for refugees and displaced in Chad, while calling for a stronger international presence to protect uprooted people affected by violence and the aid workers helping them. -
High Commissioner Guterres to visit Chad among growing insecurity
19 Dec 2006 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres leaves Geneva on Wednesday on a two-day mission to Chad amid a recent deterioration in the security situation in the east of the country, where tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees and displaced Chadians live in fear of attacks. -
UN agencies reduce presence in eastern Chad amid security concerns
4 Dec 2006 Amid a deteriorating security situation, UNHCR and other UN agencies have decided to withdraw most of their staff from the vicinity of six camps in eastern Chad housing some 100,000 Sudanese refugees. -
UNHCR airlifts 110 tonnes of aid to replace looted stocks in Chad
1 Dec 2006 UNHCR has airlifted 110 tonnes of emergency relief supplies to the Chadian capital of N'Djamena as part of an urgent effort to replace stocks looted from the main UNHCR depot in the eastern town of Abéché.