Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Monday, 26 February 2007.

Chad: Genocide

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:What representations they are making to the Government of Chad concerning the growing violence and fears of genocide in Chad.

Answer: A joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development team is currently visiting Chad. Officials met with the Chadian Foreign Minister, Ahmat Allami, on Tuesday 20 February and raised our concerns over the humanitarian situation in eastern Chad and the violence spilling over from the conflict in Darfur, particularly affecting the security of refugees and internally displaced people. Together with our partners in the UN Security Council, the UK also supported the presidency statement of 15 December 2006, which called on the Government of Chad to ““do all it can to protect its civilian population””, and expressed its ““grave concern regarding the increase in military activities of armed groups in eastern Chad””.

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