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UNHCR condemns forced recruitment of Sudanese refugees in Chad camps
31 Mar 2006 The UN refugee agency has strongly condemned the forced recruitment by armed groups of Sudanese refugees from Darfur living in camps in eastern Chad. -
UNHCR to move refugees further away from Chad/Sudan border
10 Mar 2006 A lack of water, proximity to the border and a deteriorating security situation are forcing UNHCR to relocate more than 16,000 Sudanese refugees from a refugee site in eastern Chad deeper inside the country. The first relocation of some 3,000 refugees is scheduled for later this month. -
People fleeing across Chad/Sudan border in both directions a disturbing development, says UNHCR
28 Feb 2006 In a new and disturbing development reflecting the spreading insecurity along the troubled Chad-Sudan frontier region, UNHCR is now seeing population movements in both directions across the border. -
Continuing attacks in Central African Republic push refugees into Chad
21 Feb 2006 The number of refugees fleeing violent attacks in the lawless northern Central African Republic is rising steadily, with over 200 crossing into southern Chad every day. Refugees tell harrowing stories of attacks by government forces, rebel groups and bandits. They say many more people are in hiding in the bush in CAR, too petrified to return home. -
CAR refugees fleeing lawlessness and violence cross into southern Chad
17 Feb 2006 A fresh influx of more than 2,800 refugees from Central African Republic (CAR) crossed over into southern Chad this week, fleeing violent attacks by bandits, armed rebels and security forces in the lawless, northern part of CAR. -
New influx of 1,000 refugees from Central African Republic to southern Chad
27 Jan 2006 Continuing insecurity in the northern Central African Republic forces 1,000 more people to flee to neighbouring southern Chad, where UNHCR and its partners are transferring them to a refugee camp. The new arrivals tell of repeated attacks by various armed factions, bandits and government troops throughout the increasingly lawless north. -
More Sudanese refugees arrive in Chad as Guterres calls for 'bold measures' to avert catastrophe
24 Jan 2006 UNHCR reports that Sudanese refugees are again fleeing Darfur for camps in neighbouring eastern Chad, while High Commissioner António Guterres warns the UN Security Council in New York of a "much greater calamity" in the region unless bold measures are taken soon by the international community. -
A happy start to the New Year for one lost Darfur boy and his sister
4 Jan 2006 Fighting in Darfur has displaced more than two million people from their homes and left some - like 16-year-old Ibrahim - on their own with no news of their family. Against all odds, UNHCR and the ICRC were able, a few days ago, to reunite the teenager with his older sister and brother-in-law in Gaga refugee camp in eastern Chad. -
Despite nearby clashes, refugee life continues as usual in eastern Chad
29 Dec 2005 From helping rape survivors to updating refugee cards: A day in the life of a UNHCR community services worker in a refugee camp in eastern Chad is an eye-opening experience.