Climate change is fueling violence and displacement in the Lake Chad Basin Region.
Responding to Chad’s Displacement Crisis in the Lac Province and the Implementation of the Kampala Convention
The coming months present a unique opportunity to change how Chadian authorities and international actors work to address the country’s humanitarian and displacement crisis.
Displaced Chadians: Caught between Deadly Violence and a Deadly Virus
Many Chadians now find themselves trapped between violence and the looming humanitarian threat of a new deadly virus.
Secretary Tillerson Should Promote Safety and Rights of Displaced People During his Trip to Sub-Saharan Africa
As U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarks on a multi-nation trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Refugees International delivered a letter to the secretary urging the Trump administration to use this critical opportunity to reaffirm U.S. humanitarian support, while advocating for policies that promote the safety, dignity, and rights of refugees and displaced populations in the sub-Saharan region.
NGO Statement: Seven Steps to Saving Lives and Assisting People in Nigeria and Lake Chad Basin
A violent eight-year conflict originating in Nigeria has intensified in the last four years and spread across borders into Niger, Chad and Cameroon, resulting in Africa’s biggest humanitarian and protection crisis.
Sudanese Refugees in Chad: Passing the Baton to No One
Sudanese refugees in Chad need a more sustainable and targeted assistance strategy.
Sudanese Refugees: A Botched Hand-off to Development?
From atop a rocky hill in eastern Chad, Ali looked out at Farchana camp, home to almost 26,000 of his fellow refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan. In his field of vision, Ali could see a maze of mud-brick shelters, women chopping firewood, and roving bands of giggling children. But to Ali, all these…
“What Will Happen to Me?”
We are in the refugee camp of Touloum in eastern Chad and the sun is bright. The camp is surrounded by desert for miles in every direction. It is quiet in the camp as we walk through, except for a small group of children who are playing outside and the occasional sound of a donkey…
Sudanese Refugees in Chad: Time for a Return to the Spotlight
The over 360,000 Sudanese refugees currently in Chad have been there for over a decade. They fled to Chad after violence in their towns and villages in Darfur. And that violence in Darfur unfortunately continues.
They Told Me Not to Forget Darfur. Then I Did.
Twelve years ago, when I was a high school student living in a small New England town, I remember hearing about Darfur. I remember seeing news reports about the terrible conflict there, and about the hundreds of thousands of people whose villages had been burned or bombed, forcing them into exile.