After fleeing violence in the Central African Republic, Jacob’s family find a new home in Chad, where generous locals have greeted them warmly. Time seems to have stopped in Dilingala, a sleepy farming village in southern Chad. But for many local residents, including 40-year-old Nicolas, life is ...

Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 184 out of 187 on the Human Development Index and 5th on the Fragile States Index. On top of these facts, the country is affected by conflicts in neighboring countries, notably Central African Republic, Sudan, Nigeria and Libya. Since 2004, ...

New York, US - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing food to thousands of refugees who were recently displaced by the escalating Nigeria's terror group, Boko Haram violence and urged that it required some US$11 million to continue to meet those needs. WFP spokesperson Ms. Elis...

Depuis Janvier 2014, le manque de financement des bailleurs de fond a poussé le Programme Alimentaire Mondial (PAM) à réduire de 60% les rations alimentaires dans les camps de réfugiés Centrafricains installés au Tchad. Dans la région de Goré - au Sud du Tchad - alors que certains déplacés, installé...

N'DJAMENA, Tchad, 12 mai (HCR) – Lors de l'éruption du conflit en République centrafricaine en décembre dernier, Moussa, âgé de 30 ans, étudiait le droit à l'Université de Bangui. « Je voulais défendre les gens », se rappelle-t-il six mois après, depuis le Tchad voisin, ajoutant qu'avec la dégrad...

News Stories, 12 May 2014 N'DJAMENA, Chad, May 12 (UNHCR) – When the latest round of conflict in Central African Republic erupted last December, 30-year-old Moussa was studying law at Bangui University. "I wanted to defend people," he recalls six months later in neighbouring Chad, adding that ...

GORE, Chad, 11 April (UNHCR) – Asia* and her family had no time to pack their belongings. "I had to spend most of my cash, 10,000 FCFA (about USD 20), to get to Chad. We had nothing when we arrived and I had to feed my children," she says. Since early 2013, an estimated 23,000 refugees from the C...

N'DJAMENA, Chad, March 5 (UNHCR) – In the past three months, the government of Chad has evacuated about 16,000 people to N'Djamena from the Central African Republic amid mounting violence and religious persecution in the neighbouring country. Most of those brought to the Chad capital have been Ch...

GORE, Tchad, 14 avril (HCR) – Asia* et sa famille n'ont pas eu le temps de faire leurs bagages. « J'ai dépensé passer la plupart de mon argent, soit 10 000 FCFA (environ 20 dollars), pour rejoindre le Tchad. Nous n'avions rien quand nous sommes arrivés et je devais nourrir mes enfants », dit-elle. ...

BEKONINGA, Chad, February 17 (UNHCR) – As the humanitarian situation deteriorates in Central African Republic, thousands of traumatized and confused people have been fleeing to towns and villages across neighbouring southern Chad. At the border crossing of Bekoninga, a crowd of mostly women and c...