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Chad

The Republic of Chad is Africa's fifth-largest nation. The population is estimated at 11.2 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 1.28 million sq km (495,800 sq miles). The capital is N'Djamena. The major languages are French and Arabic.

Chad's post-independence history has been marked by instability and violence resulting from tension between the mainly Arab-Muslim north and the predominantly Christian and animist south.

  • Chad has ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on June 9, 1995

  • Chad does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)

  • Chad was a UN peacekeeping mandated country under the mission: United Nations Mission in the African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) from September 2007 - December 2010

 Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEM

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  • December 10, 2010 (ReliefWeb)
    CHAD: Human Rights Problems Persist in Eastern Chad, UN Reports Despite Government efforts against human rights abuses in eastern Chad over the past two years, problems persist, including sexual and gender-based violence, recruitment of children by armed groups and jail conditions, according to a United Nations report released today.
  • December 7, 2010 (Spero News)
    CAR/CHAD: Huge Challenges Remain as UN Mission Departs Chad, Central African Republic With the United Nations mission in Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) wrapping up by the end of the year, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the humanitarian challenges are immense and some security issues give rise to concern.
  • July 29, 2010 (UN News Centre)
    CHAD: Nutrient-Rich Algae Can Boost Chadian Women's Incomes and Tackle Malnutrition A local variety of the nutrient-rich, blue-green algae known as spirulina could boost incomes for women in Chad who harvest the product as well as help fight nutrition, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today.
  • July 23, 2010 (Salem News)
    CHAD: Darfuri Refugee Voices Asking to be Heard Inside Chad Struggling to survive, hour by hour is difficult as security threats continue to grow for the refugees inside the Chad, Darfur border. Darfuri refugees expressed their concerns in hope that their voices will be heard, their greatest fear is inaction by the United Nations (UN) and the United States to respond in favor of humanity. They fear the silence that has been shown to them over the last seven years, it leaves their struggling lives stagnant unable to move forward and unable to see when or how they will ever be able to go home.
  • March 30, 2010 (IRC)
    CHAD: Men Speak Out on Violence against Women in Chad In December 2009, Sudanese refugee Hassan Mahamat Nour closed his popular shop in Ouré Cassoni camp for several days. He forfeited valuable income for his large family. But he felt it was essential to take part in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence and support women in the camp in eastern Chad.

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