Number of Sudanese fleeing to Chad surges 20-fold as aid runs dry, UN says
UNHCR said only 18% of its $1.6 billion appeal has been funded, limiting shelter and relocation for new arrivals.
- On Friday, the United Nations refugee agency reported a 20-fold increase in Sudanese refugees arriving in Chad, with more than 400 people crossing into eastern Chad daily over the past week.
- Refugees are fleeing Sudan's Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile regions, where clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have persisted for more than three years.
- The civil war has displaced up to 14 million people according to United Nations estimates, while almost 1 million refugees have crossed into Chad since the conflict began.
- Mamadou Dian Balde, UN Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan Situation, said refugees "flee the conflict, they flee the aerial bombardments, they flee the drone attacks."
- The UNHCR has received only 18% of the $1.6 billion funding needed this year, limiting shelter capacity and potentially forcing refugees toward Europe if basic needs remain unmet.
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Number of Sudanese fleeing to Chad surges 20-fold as aid runs dry, UN says
There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is failing to keep up with needs, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
The UN is seeing a sharp increase in the number of refugees from Sudan crossing the border into Chad. The negotiations for a ceasefire...
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Arab NewsOver 55,000 Sudanese refugees fled to east Chad this year: UN
More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have crossed into eastern Chad since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, warning that the displacement was accelerating even as aid funding falls far short
On Friday, UNHCR warned of a sharp increase in the number of deserters from the Sudan to Chad to escape the fighting and poor living conditions, while funding for assistance cannot keep pace with needs.
The Number of Sudanese Refugees in Chad Is Increasing and There Are Testimonies of Violence and Rape
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced the daily arrival of 400 Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad, amid a severe funding shortfall covering only 20% of the needs, warning against the worsening of the humanitarian crisis.
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