WFP Chad Country Brief, April 2021
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USD 2.54 m cash-based transfers made
USD 78.7 m six months (May – October 2021) net funding requirements
654,713 people assisted in April 2021
Operational Updates
• Ahead of the presidential elections that took place on 11 April, WFP had in place the necessary preparedness actions to ensure operational readiness and business continuity. One of the key contingency measures was the combination of the March and April general food distributions for some 500,000 beneficiaries across the country, including 200,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Lac province.
The recent political and security events have had no impact on the humanitarian landscape so far. WFP continues to operate and remains agile to tailor activities as the situation evolves.
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US senator Josh Hawley’s home rises up on a corner lot, a French-gray, five-bedroom new-build that stands out among its tract-house neighbors in Vienna, white lights perfectly bedecking the shrubbery. “Ah, the fancy one,” someone commented. It was dark and cold the night the protesters showed up, around 7:30, and few lights were on inside. “It would be great,” one of the activists quipped, “if he opened the door in his pajamas.” Hawley, the Missouri Republican, had been dominating headlines after announcing he would object to Congress’s certification of the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden. ShutDownDC, the liberal activist group that itself had been making headlines for its efforts to stop Donald Trump from recapturing the White House, had decided to take its bullhorns directly to Hawley. And now, two days before the proceeding, here they were, marching down Patrick Street, toting YOU DON’T HAVE THE VOTES signs and Chinet cups filled with glowing
Chad: Higher prices, less aid: how communities experience COVID-19 (May 2021)
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Introduction
Since the onset of the pandemic, Chad has recorded relatively low case numbers. In the provinces surveyed by Ground Truth Solutions, there were 299 cases in Moyen Chari, 184 in Logone Oriental, 89 in Wadi Fira, 53 in Lac, and 22 in Ouaddaï. In March 2020, the Chadian government implemented a National Contingency Plan for Coronavirus Preparedness and Response, along with various restrictions. These gradually eased over the year.
Humanitarian operations had to adapt to new health needs and rising numbers of displaced people, all while adhering to government restrictions. The revised July 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan noted 76,543 more displaced people in need since its initial publication in January. Yet government measures severely affected the delivery of humanitarian assistance, particularly in health; food; education; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Given that communi
April 2021
Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile river broke down 6 April. Cairo same day denounced Ethiopia’s “lack of political will to negotiate in good faith”, while Khartoum vowed to “consider all possible options to protect its security”, denouncing Addis Ababa’s rejection of its proposal for quadripartite mediation by AU, EU, UN and U.S. to break deadlock in AU-led negotiations. Ethiopia’s water minister Seleshi Bekele 7 April said Addis Ababa would proceed with second filling of dam during forthcoming rainy season bet
Created: 26 April 2021
In Chad, women represent more than 50% of the total population and are a decisive electorate capable of tipping the scale in elections.
Although a law on parity already exists in the constitution, only 30% of women have their rights respected in the same way as men.
Candidate of the nation s ruling party Idriss Deby Itno promised women 50% parity during his visit to the 6th district commune of N Djamena, an area mainly populated by women.
He addressed the crowd with charm: It s what the constitution says, it s not me, you voted for this constitution. The next 6 years it will not be 30% that we give to women, but it will be 50% to women.