Latest news from UNHCR—2010 Report
The humanitarian situation in Chad is expected to remain precarious in 2010. An increase in banditry targeting both the local population, refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and humanitarian workers, coupled with a resurgence of armed conflict and inter-ethnic strife, has led the UN to restrict staff movements to and from the refugee camps. With the likelihood of continued conflict in Darfur, there are no prospects of voluntary repatriation from eastern Chad for the Sudanese refugees. The presence of a large refugee population is having a growing impact on the socio-economic situation and the depletion of natural resources.
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