Laura Lo Castro, UNHCRrepresentative of Chad, speak that the expected rains had begun in Adre, leaving tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees without adequate shelter for protection. The rains also hampered humanitarian access due to catastrophic flooding, she added.
“The most important thing is that we must strengthen our response now and immediately relocate as many refugees as possible to safer areas away from the border and support those we need,” she said. I can not move”.
UNHCR and partners are working to finalize a refugee settlement that provides protection and assistance, however, they need an additional $17 million to move and accommodate 50,000 refugees. accident there.
Hurt and suffering
UNHCR reports that the ongoing conflict in Sudan has forced approximately 600,000 civilians to relocate to Chad as of April 2023.
According to the agency, at first, people settled in “spontaneous, crowded locations along the border, where they slept in makeshift shelters.” New arrivals, mainly women and children, often arrived in poor health with only the clothes they were wearing, being hurt and subjected to physical or sexual violence.
UNHCR said these people need “essential protection services and life-saving assistance, including mental health and psychosocial support, shelter, food, water, sanitation and other services.” medical”.
Support Sudanese refugees
UNHCR and partners are working to build five new refugee settlements and expand 10 existing settlements, currently hosting more than 336,000 Sudanese refugees.
The refugee agency is also coordinating emergency response activities for displaced civilians in support of the government.
Additionally, the agency and its partners, under the leadership of the government, have been working with limited resources to address the needs of the Sudanese people and prevent a larger humanitarian crisis.
It said it had reallocated reserves and funding to “reduce the scale of intervention which led to lowering standards in all settlements”.
However, they still need $630.2 million to meet the needs of Sudanese civilians who have crossed the border; only six percent of this has been secured.
“The families who crossed the border into Chad lost everything,” Ms. Castro said.
“They rely on relief assistance to meet their most basic needs. We appeal to donors’ generosity to urgently fill the most critical gaps to protect and save lives.”
