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A COVID-19 public awareness campaign takes place in Chad’s capital city, N’Djamena.
© UNICEF/Martina Palazzo

Chad: UN rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters

30 April 2021
Human Rights

The UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday that it is deeply disturbed by security forces in Chad's use of live ammunition during recent protests after the death of former President Idriss Déby, on 19 April.

A mother waits to receive food for her child in drought-affected southern Madagascar.
© WFP/Fenoarisoa Ralaiharinony

News in Brief 30 April 2021

30 April 2021
News in Brief
  • Southern Madagascar on 'periphery' of famine: WFP
  • Top UN Middle East official calls for new and timely Palestinian elections
  • Chad: human rights office profoundly disturbed over violence against protesters
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Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. (25 September 2019)
UN Photo/Cia Pak

UN chief deeply saddened by death of Chadian President Idriss Déby

20 April 2021
Peace and Security

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the UN’s solidarity with Chad following the death of the country’s leader, announced on Tuesday. 

A seven-month-old baby displaced with his mother due to conflict in Tigray eats a high energy biscuit to boost his nutrition levels.
© UNICEF/Esiey Leul Kinfu

News in Brief 20 April 2021

20 April 2021
News in Brief
  • UNICEF reports on conditions inside stricken Tigray region
  • WFP secures access to feed 1.5 million children in Venezuela
  • Central African Republic clashes force thousands across border to Chad
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A woman starts a new life at the Doholo refugee camp in Chad after fleeing violence in the Central African Republic.
© UNHCR

Thousands flee fresh clashes in Central African Republic: UN agency

20 April 2021
Migrants and Refugees

Recent fighting between government forces and rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) has forced more than 2,000 refugees into neighboring Chad over the past week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. 

Young children in conflict-affected Bol, Chad study science at school.
UNICEF Chad/Nancy Ndal-lah

FROM THE FIELD: Teaching Chad’s scientists of the future

9 February 2021
SDGs

The study of science could have a “transformational” impact on young people living in different conflict areas across the world according to the UN’s Education Cannot Wait programme.

Refugees cross into Chad by foot from the Central African Republic (CAR). (file)
© IOM/ Craig Murphy

Chad: New law safeguards 480,000 refugees

24 December 2020
Migrants and Refugees

 The UN refugee agency commended Chad on Friday for adopting its first-ever asylum law, which will enhance the protection of the nearly 480,000 refugees it is hosting by providing key elements for their socio-economic inclusion.

A World Food Programme project to build a dam in Niger provides local people with income for their work and enhances resilience to future droughts.
WFP/Rein Skullerud

Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

24 September 2020
Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating flooding in Africa’s Sahel region, where several hundred thousand people have been displaced by seasonal rains.

Women walk at a camp sheltering internally displaced persons in Mellia, Lac region, in western Chad. (file photo)
OCHA/Ivo Brandau

Complex security, environmental crises worsen conditions for over 360,000 in western Chad

28 August 2020
Humanitarian Aid

More than 360,000 internally displaced persons in Chad’s Lake province are facing a “double” crisis, exposed to security and environmental risks, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported, highlighting the need to strengthen resilience of affected communities.

A deadly explosion in Beirut Port, Lebanon, flattened neighbourhoods and left hundreds of thousands homeless.
© UNOCHA

News in Brief 11 August 2020

11 August 2020
News in Brief
  • Dozens of refugees killed in Beirut blast 
  • Sudan: Violence in Western Darfur force 2,500 into Chad
  • Polio campaigns ramp up in Afghanistan and Pakistan
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