Chad: UN provides $1.2 million to replace burnt and looted aid supplies

7 August 2008 – After aid supplies were burnt and looted during fighting in eastern Chad in mid-June, a United Nations emergency fund has stepped in to replace the supplies with a grant of $1.2 million. The supplies include blankets, mats, mosquito nets, kitchen sets, plastic sheeting, tents, and soap. “This loss of humanitarian supplies is yet one more example of the difficulties that continued insecurity poses for our work to save lives in eastern Chad,” said Eliane Duthoit, head of the local Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Through this grant, we will be able to supply emergency household items to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in need, by replacing those lost. But I must call on all belligerent parties to respect humanitarian assets and supplies,” she added. The grant,... [read full story]