2 decades after atrocities and crimes against humanity were committed in Darfur, the Sudanese region is again on fire following the recent conflict that erupted in April 2023; and neighbouring Chad is once again faced with a mass influx of destitute and terrorised refugees.
More than 579,000* Sudanese refugees have escaped to Chad since April, pushing the country’s refugee population over the 1 million mark which is more than Chad ever hosted in the past 20 years.
With the support of the European Union (EU), the UN Refugee Agency has been creating new refugee sites and relocating refugees from the border to these new sites.
However, more and continued support is needed since many Sudanese arrive with barely anything and need to be moved away from the insecure border and registered as the mass influx continues.
The government has recently declared a state emergency on the food and nutrition crisis. In addition, WHO reported 1,120 cases of hepatitis E in the Ouaddai region, of which 12 pregnant women, affecting mainly people in the Adre refugee site and in the camps.
*Data as of 19/04/2024 (UNHCR). As the mass influx continues, figures are subject to change rapidly.
