Sudanese arrivals strain Chad’s refugee response
UNHCR says about 400 people a day are crossing into eastern Chad, while the agency has received a fifth of the funding sought for its response.
More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad this year, with arrivals in the country’s east accelerating sharply over the past week, the UN refugee agency UNHCR says.
About 400 people a day are crossing through the Adré and Tiné border areas, roughly 20 times the daily rate in previous months. UNHCR says the increase is outpacing available support.
The Tiné transit centre is hosting more than 4,300 people and is under severe pressure. The UN says about 31,000 families lack adequate shelter, while most refugees receive less than half the minimum daily water requirement.
The funding gap is substantial: the UN says it has received 20 per cent of the $1.6 billion sought for response efforts. It warns conditions could worsen without additional international support.
Sudan’s war began in April 2023. More than 11 million people have since been displaced, including about 6.4 million within Sudan, while more than 3.5 million refugees and asylum seekers have fled to nearby countries.
