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Disaster Assistance at a Glance
Recent Disaster Declarations:
Complex Emergency
OFDA Response:
Agriculture and food security, coordination, emergency relief supplies, health, income generation, protection, water sanitation, and hygiene
Latest OFDA Report:
Chad Complex Emergency Situation Report #1 (65kb PDF)
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Most Recent Disaster Declaration:
Complex Emergency, 10-1-2008
Ongoing insecurity, displacement, and strained resources continue to negatively affect populations in eastern Chad. Since late 2005, inter-ethnic conflict, fighting between Government of Chad forces and armed opposition groups, and cross-border raids from Sudanese militias based in neighboring Darfur have intensified, leading to the internal displacement of more than 185,000 Chadians and resulting in an amplified need for humanitarian services. In 2008, some internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Chad have experienced secondary or tertiary displacement.
Displacement within Chad has occurred in the context of an existing humanitarian emergency fueled by the migration of more than 254,000 Sudanese refugees into the eastern region of Chad since the beginning of the Darfur complex emergency in 2003. An additional 56,000 refugees from the Central African Republic reside in refugee camps in southern Chad. The ongoing conflict, as well as the presence of IDPs and refugees in an already resource-scarce environment, has affected agriculture, livestock rearing, and other livelihood activities of approximately 700,000 host community residents. Chronic insecurity and banditry have restricted access to beneficiary populations and present constant challenges for relief organizations that provide emergency assistance to conflict-affected populations.
On October 1, 2008, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Robert E. Gribbin redeclared a disaster in Chad due to ongoing insecurity and humanitarian needs. USAID field staff based in Abéché, eastern Chad, coordinate relief efforts with U.N. agencies and non-governmental organizations and monitor humanitarian conditions of affected populations. Since FY 2004, the U.S. Government has provided more than $471 million in humanitarian assistance to eastern Chad.
For information on additional USAID disaster responses in Chad, please see OFDA Annual Reports.
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