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UNHCR takes preventive action against forced child marriages in Chad
1 Dec 2005 As part of a series of stories to mark the international campaign of 16 days of action to eliminate violence against women, we take a look at refugee camps in eastern Chad where UNHCR and its partners are fighting against the age-old practice of forced marriages for young girls from Sudanese refugee families. -
Hundreds more refugees flee fighting in Central African Republic
4 Oct 2005 Hundreds more refugees fleeing fighting in a town in northern Central African Republic have arrived in Chad, taking the total number of new arrivals since June to nearly 11,000, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. -
Refugee guests join some of their hosts in leaving strife-ridden Central African Republic
20 Sep 2005 The first of more than 1,500 Chadian refugees who have spent the past two decades in exile in the Central African Republic are on their way home because of the increased insecurity in their host country, which is also creating thousands of new refugees, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. -
New hope born among rescued refugees in southern Chad
19 Sep 2005 As the first two groups of refugees from the Central African Republic settle in to a camp in southern Chad, after three weeks stranded by floods near the border, the UN refugee agency estimates that the relocation of all 2,000, refugees should be completed within ten days. -
Canoe evacuation starts in southern Chad
16 Sep 2005 The UN refugee agency said it has managed to evacuate the first of some 2,000 Central African Republic refugees stranded by floods in southern Chad to a camp on dry land, after a complicated and strenuous journey by foot, canoe and truck. -
First contact made with 2,000 marooned refugees in southern Chad
13 Sep 2005 Leaders of a group of 2,000 refugees from the Central African Republic, marooned for over three weeks by torrential rain in southern Chad, have finally made contact with anxious aid officials after a perilous journey by canoe through the floodwaters. -
Rains hamper aid efforts for 2,000 new arrivals in southern Chad
7 Sep 2005 Chadian authorities have reported the arrival of 2,000 new Central African refugees in the last two weeks. UNHCR and local officials have been unable to reach them due to heavy rains and flooded riverbeds, but are seeking a new site to house the new arrivals. -
Rains bring Darfur's displaced villagers home to farm
31 Aug 2005 Despite the volatile security situation in Sudan's Darfur region, hundreds of villagers uprooted by the conflict are making short trips home to cultivate their land during the rainy season while smaller numbers have returned for good. -
UNHCR moves over 800 new Central African refugees to Chadian camp
26 Aug 2005 The UN refugee agency is transferring hundreds of Central African refugees who arrived in southern Chad in the last two weeks to an existing refugee settlement. The agency is also working with the Chadian authorities to find a new site in case of a further influx.