UN agencies appealed on 21 October for urgent assistance to communities affected by an exceptionally strong El Niño. The World Meteorological Organization’s newly published seasonal outlook projected further strengthening during November 2026–January 2027. (un.org)
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said more than $50 million had already been mobilised through the Central Emergency Response Fund for eleven frontline countries, including Chad, according to AFP reporting carried by TVA Nouvelles. The figure is a multi-country allocation, not an amount assigned solely to Chad; the cited report did not specify Chad’s individual share. (tvanouvelles.ca)
WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said forecasts indicated tropical Pacific sea-surface temperatures could reach 3.8°C above average during the coming three-month period. That is a forecast for the Pacific climate driver, not a prediction of an equivalent temperature increase in Chad or across the Sahel. (wmo.int)