Chad used its platform at the 81st United Nations General Assembly to reiterate its central role in regional stability. The message, delivered by Dr. Abdelmadjid Abdelrahim Mahamat, Minister of Public Health and Prevention, on behalf of President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, highlighted the country’s diplomatic and humanitarian efforts.

Addressing persistent crises, Chad stressed the fragility of the Lake Chad basin and urged developed nations to fulfill their financial commitments on climate and resilience. On security, N’Djamena underscored its major contribution to peacekeeping operations, including the deployment of 1,500 troops to Haiti as part of the force authorized by the Security Council.

The country also detailed the critical humanitarian situation along its borders, hosting more than two million displaced people, including over one million Sudanese refugees who have fled the conflict since April 2023. While reaffirming its strict neutrality in the Sudanese conflict and its support for peace initiatives, the Chadian government issued a stark warning: it condemned in the strongest terms recent airstrikes in the Ennedi-East province, calling them an unacceptable violation of its territorial integrity and reserving the right to retaliate if they recur.

Finally, Chad addressed international issues, rejecting acts of aggression against sovereign states—from Iran to the Gulf, Gaza, and Cuba—while reiterating its commitment to a two-state solution in the Middle East and a thorough reform of multilateralism.