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UNHCR fears for security in Darfur's Habila area after office raided
13 Jun 2006 The UN refugee agency is concerned about security in the Habila area of Sudan's troubled Darfur region after unidentified gunmen in military uniform attacked a UNHCR field office. One guard was wounded in the leg, but was discharged after receiving treatment at an NGO clinic in Habila. -
UNHCR concerned about janjaweed militia attacks in eastern Chad
6 Jun 2006 The UN refugee agency fears continuing attacks by the janjaweed in eastern Chad could trigger more internal displacements of local Chadians. UNHCR is also concerned that continuing insecurity could pose a threat to border camps housing some 213,000 refugees from Sudan's Darfur area. -
UNHCR warns against rebel infiltration of refugee camps in eastern Chad
26 May 2006 UNHCR warned on Friday that ongoing infiltration of refugee camps in eastern Chad by Sudanese rebels posed a threat to refugees and humanitarian workers. In the latest incident this week, men identified as belonging to one of the Sudanese rebels movements, entered Oure Cassoni camp which lies just seven km from the border with Sudan. -
UNHCR expresses alarm over continuing reports of forced recruitment in Chad refugee camps
16 May 2006 The U.N. refugee agency is receiving reports that the recruitment of Sudanese male refugees - including boys - in its camps in eastern Chad is continuing despite UNHCR's previous denunciation of such activities and repeated calls for Chadian authorities to ensure that the civilian character of all camps is maintained. -
Chadian refugees in Darfur moved from insecure border to a new camp
12 May 2006 On Thursday, the UN refugee agency managed to move nearly 500 Chadian refugees from unsafe areas along the Chad-Sudan border to a new refugee camp further inland in Sudan's West Darfur region, despite delays caused by reluctant donkeys. -
Security concerns heighten following deadly militia attack near Chad refugee camps
2 May 2006 UNHCR is increasingly concerned over growing insecurity along the Chad-Sudan border following a raid by armed militia near Goz Amir refugee camp in which four Chadian civilians were killed and five others were wounded. -
Threat of expulsion hanging over Darfur refugees recedes but concerns about security in Chad remain
18 Apr 2006 After the turmoil in Chad over the last few days, refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan in the east of the country were relieved to hear that Chad had no intention of expelling them. Concerns, however, remain over security along the troubled border between the two countries. -
Statement by High Commissioner Guterres on the Darfur-Chad situation
17 Apr 2006 Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno has reaffirmed that refugees in Chad will not be forcibly returned, and that Chad will abide by international principles. UNHCR urgently appeals to the international community to do everything possible to establish peace and security in Darfur, which is essential for the stability of the entire region. -
UNHCR alarmed over consequences for refugees of political upheaval in Chad
13 Apr 2006 High Commissioner António Guterres has expressed alarm over the current violence in Chad and the possible consequences for the security and welfare of some 200,000 refugees from Sudan's Darfur region in camps in the east of the country.