Following the Tripartite Agreement to Voluntarily Return Chadian Refugees from Cameroon that was signed by Cameroon, Chad and UNHCR in Yaoundé on 20 November 2012, IOM was requested by UNHCR and the Government of Chad to provide humanitarian assistance to the returning Refugees.

1848 refugees have been repatriated to Chad (N’Djamena) through 6 convoys from Langui refugee camp located in Northern Cameroon.

Table 1 below summarizes dates and number of refugees that have been voluntarily repatriated.

The operation was funded by UNHCR.

IOM Assistance to the migrants consisted in the provision of the following services:
1. Registration and profiling;
2. Provision of Food, Non Food Items (NFI’s) i.e. mats, blankets, soap and mosquito nets as well as Medical Screening and Care at the Klemat Transit Centre in N’Djamena.

Each refugee received 10,000 XAF (20 USD) as transportation fee to his/her final destination in the country.

The profiling results show that 87% of the returning refugees were from N’Djamena while the rest are from outside the Capital.

377 returning migrants had undergone medical screening. No major illnesses were diagnosed among the group apart from common cold and skin diseases. 3 refugees required referral to hospitals.

45 IOM staff participated into this emergency operation.

Contact:

Dr. Qasim Sufi 
Chief of Mission, IOM Chad
Office: +235 22 52 53 59/60 (Ext. 111)
Mobile: +235 62 90 06 74
Fax: +235 22 52 53 61
Email: qsufi@iom.int