Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR
The number who fled the violence in Sudan since the fighting between rival forces began in mid-April in Khartoum, quickly destabilizing the entire country, has now reached 100,000.
The majority of those arriving in eastern Chad – particularly the Ouaddaï, Sila, and Wadi Fira regions – come from the Darfur region, which has been heavily affected by violence for decades, UNHCR reminds.
Thousands more on the move
“Reports from our groups at the border indicate that new waves of arrivals continue”, the agency said in a press release, estimating that 200,000 people could be forced to flee the border -Sun Chad in the next three months.
UNHCR and its partners are working closely with the Chadian government, providing support and managing the emergency response to address the needs of newly arrived refugees.
Laura Lo Castro, UNHCR Representative in Chad, said that humanitarians have “been work around the clock providing security serviceswith special assistance to survivors of violence and children at risk, building shelters and wells, operating emergency rooms, building mobile hospitals, organizing complex movement convoys, raising the strength of camp to receive newly arrived refugees in existing refugee camps, building family and community shelters. infrastructure and we started to build new stations. “
The agency said that the rainy season is approaching, and a large-scale exercise is needed to transport the refugees from the border areas for their safety and security.
Scrambling to build new cups
“We need to establish new camps immediately and the extension of existing camps”, the company said. “According to twenty inhabitants are gravely affected by the situation in Sudan, some aid will need to be extended to the most vulnerable among the host population. “
UNHCR stresses that more funding is necessary to provide life-saving interventions.
A long-term crisis
Before this crisis, Chad has already hosted 589,000 refugeesincluding 409,819 Sudanese who fled the conflict in Darfur, in March 2023.
There are approximately 128,000 refugees in the country from the Central African Republic; 21,287 A Nigerian escaping violence by Boko Haram, is in the Lake area; 28,311 The cameras affected by inter-regional tensions, and 1,507 refugees from other countries.
Thousands of refugees have arrived in Chad from Sudan.
In addition, an estimated 381,289 Chadians are displaced, mainly in the Lake Chad Region.
Displaced communities continue to address insecurity in Chad and neighboring countries, compounded by food insecurity, malnutrition, the effects of climate change, and lack of livelihood opportunities.
The temporary nature of displacement has strained jobs, natural resources, and social cohesion, UNHCR said.
‘Meaning of hope’
“For families affected by the crisis, humanitarian aid is a source of hope,” added Ms Lo Castro. Critical protection and life-saving support. Together, we can save lives and restore dignity to those in need.”
We need $214.1 million urgently, to provide rescue protection and assistance to displaced Chadians, which includes $72.4 million for emergency response for refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan, also said UNHCR.
