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35,200 Individuals
Nigerian refugees
Base Layer

Population


Nigerian refugees

7,917


Last Updated 29 Sep 2016
Source - CNARR & UNHCR

Internally Displaced Persons in Chad

85,007


Last Updated 29 Sep 2016
Source - Shelter/AME/CCCM Cluster
As of 15th August 2016, according to IOM there is a total of 72,679 displaced person registered (18,187 household): 63,936 IDPs (16,291 HH); 8,423 chadian returnees (1.822 HH); 320 third country nationals (74 HH).
Other 43,193 estimated persons displaced needs to be registered and verified.

  Nigerian refugees

Settlement Total Population    
Dar Es Salam
29 Sep 2016
5,422
 Individuals
 68.5 %
Ngouboua
29 Sep 2016
1,263
 Individuals
 16 %
Mayo-Kebi
31 Mar 2016
818
 Individuals
 10.3 %
Tchoukoutalia
29 Sep 2016
309
 Individuals
 3.9 %
Bohoma
29 Sep 2016
102
 Individuals
 1.3 %
Ndjamena
30 Jun 2016
3
 Individuals
 0 %
Iles
31 Aug 2015
n/a
 Individuals
 0 %

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  Highlights

 Lake Chad Basin: Millions of children suffer violence by Boko Haram , according to UNICEF
30 Aug 2016
WHO: Public health emergency declared in Lake Chad basin following Nigeria polio outbreak
30 Aug 2016
Chad's national assembly extended by six months the state of emergency imposed on the region in November 2016 (Thomsons Reuters Foundation)
25 Apr 2016
Chad: Idriss Deby won a fifth term in office with 61.56% of the votes in the first round, according to the provisional results (Election Commission)
21 Apr 2016
Chad: start of an unlimited strike of the public service.
29 Mar 2016
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  Funding Requirements 2016

Total Appeal $30,293,386
Received to Date $6,018,467
Gap $24,274,919
Coverage 20%
Last Updated 15 Aug 2016

  News

Hunger stalks NE Nigeria as governments and donors to Lake Chad Basin crisis meet
Oxfam, 23 Sep 2016
The ongoing conflict with Boko Haram in West Africa has pushed the number of people facing the threat of severe hunger to more than 6 million according to the latest assessments, say 15 humanitarian organizations. The warning comes as governments and donors meet to talk about the humanitarian crisis...
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Nigeria returnees face shelter problems, economic challenges, food shortages
UNHCR, 23 Sep 2016
As the Nigerian government continues to open up areas formerly controlled by Boko Haram and to facilitate the return of thousands of people to their home areas in the north-east, the scale of the damage is becoming more and more apparent and new humanitarian challenges are emerging. The governmen...
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Feature Aid and Policy “The new terrible” Lake Chad region in desperate need
IRIN, 04 Aug 2016
A deepening but often overlooked humanitarian crisis in West Africa’s Lake Chad region has been described “as the new terrible” by the UN’s top relief official, Stephen O’Brien. Of the region’s 20 million people, 9.2 million are now in need of life-saving assistance, while severe acut...
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Regional armies struggle in last push against Boko Haram
Reuters, 27 Jul 2016
By Joe Bavier DIFFA, Niger (Reuters) - "You'll all be able to go home soon. Boko Haram is nearly finished," Niger's Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum told a crowd of refugees seated quietly on dusty, sun-baked flats. His words of optimism were belied by the dozens-strong security detail require...
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Armies of Niger, Chad and Cameroon Struggle Against Boko Haram
Reuters, 26 Jul 2016
Diffa: “You’ll all be able to go home soon. Boko Haram is nearly finished,” Niger’s interior minister Mohamed Bazoum told a crowd of refugees seated quietly on dusty, sun-baked flats. His words of optimism were belied by the dozens-strong security detail required to protect him as he tour...
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