More than one million Sudanese refugees in Chad risk severe cuts to humanitarian aid due to insufficient funding, UN agencies have warned. This situation threatens their access to vital resources such as food and clean water.
In total, more than 1,3 million refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan currently live in Chad, most of them arriving since the start of the violence in April 2023 between the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces. Among them are many survivors of the massacres and famine in Darfur.
The World Food Programme and the UN Refugee Agency have reported a funding shortfall of $428 million. Without increased donor support, they anticipate further aid cuts in the coming months.
“With less than half the resources needed, we cannot provide enough food to the people who need it most,” warned Sarah Gordon-Gibson, head of the World Food Programme in Chad. She stressed that this situation could force refugees to adopt dangerous survival strategies.
On the ground, living conditions are deteriorating rapidly. Many families already lack drinking water and food, exacerbating health and humanitarian risks in overcrowded and under-equipped camps.
This crisis highlights the growing pressure on host countries and humanitarian organizations, in a context where international funding is struggling to keep pace with the scale of the needs.
Without rapid mobilization of the international community, the situation could worsen, endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of people already weakened by years of conflict and forced displacement.
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