November 21, 2023
Chad: Funding Shortfall Puts WFP Operations in Chad At Risk
Funding constraints and rising humanitarian needs could force the World Food Programme (WFP) to halt assistance to more than a million people in Chad, including newly arrived… Read more »
June 01, 2023
Africa: Urgent Support Needed for Chad, As Arrivals From Sudan Top 100,000 - UNHCR
The head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR, is calling on the international community to urgently increase support for new arrivals crossing the border from Sudan. Read more »
April 14, 2023
Chad: Aid for Displaced Desperately Needed to Avoid Hunger
A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in Chad facing hunger in the coming months, UN agencies said on… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Chad: UN Convenes Lake Chad Countries, Amid Growing Regional Crisis
Amid worsening security, economic, and humanitarian crises, the third Lake Chad Basin High Level Conference has begun, aimed at addressing a range of long-standing issues and the… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Chad: UN Rights Chief Deplores Deadly Use of Force Against Protestors in Chad
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday appealed for calm and restraint in Chad following a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests Read more »
September 25, 2022
West Africa: High-Level Panel On Security, Development in Sahel Launched
UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster… Read more »
August 26, 2022
Chad: Record Rainfall Destroys Farms, Homes
Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 households - surpassing last year's figure of more than… Read more »
May 24, 2022
Chad: Fallen Captain Wins Second-Ever UN Peacekeeping Award for 'Exceptional Courage'
Late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad, was named on Tuesday as the recipient of United Nations Peacekeeping's highest award, for exceptional courage, serving in Mali, which… Read more »
May 28, 2009
Chad: Former Leader to Remain in Senegal Pending Final Ruling By UN Court
The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) today issued an order leaving former Chadian president Hissène Habré in the custody of Senegal, where he is… Read more »
April 11, 2008
Chad: In Move Welcomed By UN, Senegal Can Now Try Former Leader
The top United Nations human rights official has welcomed changes to Senegal's constitution to make it possible for national courts to try crimes against humanity, paving the way… Read more »