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UNHCR resumes repatriation of Sudanese in Central African Republic
18 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation of southern Sudanese refugees from the Central African Republic after suspending the operation for several months due to security concerns. Over the weekend, 205 people were flown back to their homeland. -
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. -
Survivors of Darfur massacre face uncertain future in fragile Chad
28 Nov 2006 UNHCR starts moving hundreds of survivors of Darfur's deadly Jebel Moon attacks from border areas to camp further inside Chad. Several hundred have been moved, but the security situation in eastern Chad remains uncertain. -
UNHCR and World Food Programme alarmed over threats to aid flow in Chad
27 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme on Monday appealed for the rapid restoration of order in eastern Chad following weekend unrest in which mobs looted warehouses storing vital aid supplies for hundreds of thousands of Darfurian refugees and displaced Chadians. -
South-east Chad quiet but tense; displaced too scared to go home
24 Nov 2006 The security situation in south-east Chad has been relatively quiet this week, but thousands of displaced people remain too scared to return to their villages because armed groups are still moving in the region. -
UNHCR moves newly arrived Darfur refugees away from Chad-Sudan border
17 Nov 2006 The UN refugee agency on Friday began moving the first of some 1,500 newly-arrived Darfur refugees away from the Sudanese border to a camp near the eastern Chad town of Guéréda. Meanwhile, more attacks and forced displacements are reported from villages in south-eastern Chad. -
Actress Mia Farrow warns that eastern Chad could become another Darfur
16 Nov 2006 Acclaimed actress Mia Farrow has called for an international presence in this region of Africa after seeing first-hand evidence that the conflict in Darfur is spilling into eastern Chad. -
UNHCR concerned about deteriorating situation in Chad
14 Nov 2006 With new attacks reported daily in Chad, UNHCR said Tuesday it is extremely worried that an already volatile situation is continuing to deteriorate. The refugee agency said it feared the inter-communal hostilities were spiralling out of control and could threaten the entire south-eastern region of Chad.