21 Quotes by Jennifer Pagonis

This really is a race against time and the weather. If we lose, people are going to suffer even more.

There are visible cases of malnutrition among the new arrivals. A toddler died last week on arrival suffering from dehydration and three young children died in January from acute respiratory infection.

Many who flee do not register with the UNHCR and often cross back to their homeland when they feel it is again safe to do so,

She takes her work for us extremely seriously and that means a lot to her and the staff. She's a terrific goodwill ambassador who can help people understand the difficult life of a refugee.

Some areas need to be de-mined and there is a great lack of infrastructure. So far there is only limited capacity to take people back.

Some 3,500 Burundians have crossed the border since the start of the year and the numbers keep growing at an average rate of 100 new arrivals a day.

Some of them were badly injured and are receiving medical assistance. One asylum-seeker died of wounds,

Local Chadian residents throughout the region are now telling our staff on the ground that they are very frightened, and that if humanitarian agencies were ever forced to withdraw from the area, they too would have to move in search of a safer haven.

We would like to be sure that the humanitarian character of the refugee camps is respected.