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Hundreds flee armed raids in Central African Republic
28 Jan 2008 Hundreds of villagers from north-west Central African Republic flee to southern Chad to escape violent raids. More feared on the way. -
Top UNHCR official gets mixed impressions in Chad
14 Nov 2007 Deputy High Commissioner L. Craig Johnstone says visits to refugees and displaced villagers in Chad left him both encouraged and concerned. -
UNHCR seeks urgent reunion of Chad children with families
13 Nov 2007 Deputy High Commissioner L. Craig Johnstone visits 103 children at the centre of an abduction scandal and says they must urgently be reunited with their families. -
UNHCR, ICRC and UNICEF help 103 abducted children
1 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency and two key partners have been busy over the past week responding to the urgent needs of 103 young children caught up in an abduction scandal in the eastern Chad town of Abéché. -
UNHCR gets eastern Chad's chiefs and officials talking
30 Oct 2007 The UN refugee agency recently supported a workshop on conflict resolution and peaceful co-existence for traditional leaders and local authorities in a region plagued by ethnic violence. -
Witchcraft allegations plague southern Chad's camps
25 Oct 2007 Some women in refugee camps in southern Chad face violence after they are accused of witchcraft when other refugees fall ill and die. -
Foreign mission raises hopes for better security in eastern Chad
11 Oct 2007 Tens of thousands of uprooted people have welcomed plans for the creation of a UN-mandated multi-dimensional mission for eastern Chad and north-eastern Central African Republic. But many fear it will come too late to prevent more attacks on refugees and internally displaced people. -
Clinton Global Initiative: Parents torn between survival and school
27 Sep 2007 With four school-going children, education is clearly important for Zacharia Abakar Adam, who is president of the association of pupils' parents in Djabal camp, eastern Chad. But it's been an uphill struggle getting parents to send their children to class. -
UNHCR welcomes Security Council resolution on Chad, Central African Republic
26 Sep 2007 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has welcomed the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution establishing a multidimensional United Nations mission in Chad and Central African Republic (MINURCAT) that will help strengthen security in the region.