Goré () is a town and the capital of the
La Nya Pendé in
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
's
Logone Oriental Region
Logone Oriental is one of the 23 regions of Chad, located in the south-west of the country. Its capital is Doba. It is coterminous with the former Logone Oriental Prefecture.
Geography
The region borders Logone Occidental Region and Tandji ...
.
Near Goré, the
refugee camps of Amboko, Gondjé, and Dosseye along the
Pendé River have been home to
refugees
A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...
from the
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...
. As of 2009, "in and around Gore, over 15,000 children ...
ere
Ere or ERE may refer to:
* ''Environmental and Resource Economics'', a peer-reviewed academic journal
* ERE Informatique, one of the first French video game companies
* Ere language, an Austronesian language
* Ebi Ere (born 1981), American-Nigeria ...
currently enrolled in the more than 25 schools supported by
UNICEF
UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development a ...
. This includes more than 6,000 refugee pupils. UN agricultural programs are helping the refugees move towards food self sufficiency.
In April 2014,
Chadian troops escorting a convoy of "the last 540 Muslim residents" of
Bossangoa
Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 Prefectures of the Central African Republic, prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 (2003 census). It is located 303 km (189 mi) north of the cou ...
, Central African Republic to Goré, Chad were attacked by local militia as they passed through
Boguila. Three people were wounded.
The town is home to a
UNHCR
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and Humanitarian protection, protect refugees, Internally displaced person, forcibly displaced communities, and Statelessness, s ...
office and a hospital.
Climate
The city has a
Tropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...
.
References
External links
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Populated places in Chad
Logone Oriental Region
Refugee camps in Chad
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