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  • Aid Agencies Suspend Work in Eastern Chad

    The United Nations says six non-governmental aid agencies have suspended operations in eastern Chad

    The United Nations (UN) says six non-governmental aid agencies have suspended operations in eastern Chad after the kidnapping of a Red Cross worker and a surge in attacks on relief agencies there.

    The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 37 000 people will be deprived of relief aid as a result of the temporary withdrawal.

    OCHA spokesperson, Elizabeth Byrs, says that, “In two weeks one humanitarian worker has been killed and one kidnapped.”

    Source: 
    Mail&Guardian

  • Kidnapped Aid Worker Released

    Medecins sans Frontieres employee, kidnapped in eastern Chad early last month, has been released

    A Greek employee of the Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders - MSF) the medical charity, kidnapped in eastern Chad early last month, has been released.

    However, army general, Oki Daggache could not reveal all the details regarding the release.

    In March, British charity Oxfam estimated that 25 attacks occur every month on NGOs operating in eastern Chad.

    The violence is often blamed on bandits, and NGOs have frequently denounced the lack of adequate security.

    Source: 
    <br /> Independent Online
    Article link: 
    http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=nw20090901221806427C2...