After deploying over 4,000 troops at the beginning of 2009, the UN Security council has voted to withdraw the troops in stages by the end of 2010. These troops were originally deployed to help protect thousands of displaced Chadians and refugees from Darfur. The Chadian president Idress Deby described the UN's efforts as a failure, and the troops no longer necessary. Though Chad requested the removal, Amnesty International is concerned that this could endanger thousands of refugees in the region. Chad currently holds over 260,000 refugees from the Darfur region. This decision from Chad comes during a patching of relationships between the country and Sudan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10159089.stm
by: Shauntal Van Dreel
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