Chad

The main policy instruments on migration

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents on migration:

• 1962: Ordinance No. 33/PG-INT. of 14 August 1962 on the Chadian Nationality Code.
• 1981: Ratification of the 1969 AU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
• 1981: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 2009: Ratification of the 2000 Trafficking in Persons Protocol.
• 2005: the Constitution of 31 March 1996, revised on 15 July 2005 (provisions on equal treatment between citizens and foreigners; freedom of movement of Chadian citizens; right of asylum).
• 2011: Decree No. 11-839/PR/PM/MAT/11 of 2 August 2011 on the establishment, organization and powers of the National Commission for the Reception, Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees (CNARR).
• 2013: Law No. 008/PR/2013 of 10 May 2013 on the Civil State in the Republic of Chad.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation and the Diaspora: is the focal point for international cooperation on migration issues; is in charge of relations with the Chadian diaspora.
• Ministry of Territorial Administration, Public Security and Local Governance: coordinates the work of CNARR; is in charge of civil status issues (DAPEC).

Sources:

• ILO (2018): NATLEX. Législation nationale du Tchad - Travailleurs migrants. http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=fr&p_isn=97337&p_count=5&p_classification=17
• République du Tchad (2018): Rapport national. Examen périodique universel. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G18/263/52/PDF/G1826352.pdf?OpenElement
• République du Tchad (1963): Journal Officiel de la République du Tchad, 1 décembre 1963. http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4da33.html
• Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (2017): Migration Profile Chad. www.merit.unu.edu%2Fpublications%2Fuploads%2F1518184547.pdf&usg=AOvVaw11tr3uapIRFbG1_vVuuYPw (accessed: 2 November 2018).
• UNHCR (2018): UNHCR Chad Factsheet - July 2018. https://reliefweb.int/report/chad/unhcr-chad-factsheet-july-2018
• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM

Last updated: November 2018