2008-08-07
Senior UN Official Convenes Two Days of Round-Table Talks
The top United Nations official in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) is convening two days of international talks starting today that are aimed at finding ways to help support the nascent UN peacekeeping mission being deployed to the strife-torn African countries.2008-08-07
UN Provides $1.2 Million to Replace Burnt And Looted Aid Supplies
After aid supplies were burnt and looted during fighting in eastern Chad in mid-June, a United Nations emergency fund has stepped in to replace the supplies with a grant of $1.2 million. 2008-08-06
Deaths From Unexploded Bombs 'On the Rise' - MSF
Deaths from unexploded ordnance (UXO) are on the rise in Chad according to Karline Kleijer, head of programmes for Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), speaking to IRIN the day after seven people were killed and up to 17 wounded when a bomb exploded in N'djamena's main market on 4 August in the second incident involving unexploded ordnance (UXO) in two days. 2008-08-05
Over 200 Police Officers Complete UN Training in Law, Human Rights
Some 231 Chadian police officers today completed a United Nations programme which trained them to ensure the safety and security of an estimated 250,000 refugees and 180,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in the east of the country. 2008-08-05
Priest Named New Papal Envoy to Chad, CA Republic
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Monsignor Jude Okolo as apostolic nuncio to Chad and the Central African Republic. 2008-08-04
NUJ Signs MoU With Chadian Counterparts
As a move towards establishing stronger communication ties between the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and her Chadian counterpart, the two unions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. 2008-07-31
Neglected Sectors to Receive UN Emergency Funds
Chad is to receive US$6.8 million from the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) which injects money into crises that have been neglected or forgotten by donors, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) John Holmes announced. 2008-07-31
ACP Sends Mission to Chad, Sudan and the Republic of Djibouti
An African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) ambassadorial mission is currently on a fact finding mission in Chad, Sudan and the Republic of Djibouti. 2008-07-23
Former Chadian Leader Likely to Face Trial in Country
Senegal's adoption today of a constitutional amendment confirming that Senegalese courts can prosecute past crimes against humanity lifts any legal obstacles to the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré, Human Rights Watch said today. |
