Chad: Complex Emergency Situation Report #2
Widespread conflict, displacement, and limited resources, as well as periodic poor harvests, have contributed to a complex emergency in Chad. Inter-ethnic conflict, fighting between Government of Chad (GoC) forces and armed opposition groups, and cross-border raids from Sudanese militias based in neighboring Darfur had resulted in more than 170,000 internally displaced Chadians as of December 2009, leading to an increased need for humanitarian services.
Displacement within Chad has occurred in the context of an existing humanitarian emergency marked by the presence of more than 270,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled into the eastern region of Chad since the start of the Darfur complex emergency in 2003. According to the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an estimated 350,000 refugees from Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) resided in camps in eastern and southern Chad as of December 2009, taxing limited local resources. In addition to affecting internally displaced and refugee populations, the regional conflict continues to impact Chadian communities that host internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees, affecting local agriculture, livestock rearing, and other livelihood activities.
