Serge Malé, a national of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

, is a senior UN official working for the

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. Since 2006, he is head of the

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office in Chad. In 2008, in the aftermath of February's Battle of N'Djamena, he was notable for his role in the response to the outflow of Chadian refugees to neighbouring

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, and called for them to return as soon as security in Chad was re-established.''Chad: United Nations to Assess Humanitarian Needs in Capital'' (press release)

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, 11 February 2008

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