Aid Agencies Suspend Work in Eastern Chad

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 09:59
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.”

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