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3 July 2024 (Djamena) – The Government of Chad estimates that the number of refugees and returnees could reach one million by the end of this year due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan and the influx of new refugees and returnees.
The number of refugee arrivals in Chad has increased in the past few weeks following the recent escalation of fighting in El Fasher, North Darfur, and atrocities in Al-Jazira state.
According to the United Nations, more than 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad since the conflict began in April 2023.
The number is expected to continue to rise as many civilians remain trapped or in hiding for weeks while on the run, according to the agency, which says at least 1,000 people are still crossing the border into South Sudan every day.
Neighboring countries have also shown great solidarity by welcoming those fleeing the war, but services in host communities remain overwhelmed, making it difficult for refugees to settle, earn a living, and rebuild their lives.
In addition to the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Sudan, two new countries, Libya and Uganda, have been included in the region’s refugee response.
Since the escalation of fighting in Darfur, more and more refugees have continued to pour in, overwhelming local services across the country. Due to lack of shelter, they are forced to live on the streets.
Fourteen months after the war began, thousands of people continue to leave Sudan every day, fleeing brutal violence and abuse, death, disrupted services, limited humanitarian aid and looming famine.
In the Central African Republic, 24,000 refugees are still not receiving any form of humanitarian assistance, while 180,000 new arrivals in Chad are still waiting to be relocated across the border.
In Egypt, nearly 75,000 refugee children are not in school, while South Sudan urgently needs to expand refugee camps and settlements to avoid severe overcrowding in existing facilities.
Heavy rains forecast for parts of the country are also likely to complicate the delivery of humanitarian aid, especially to border areas, and many refugees may choose to move further afield as aid, basic services and opportunities remain inadequate.
As the impact of conflict in Sudan continues to spread, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and its partners are seeking additional resources to support the millions of people forced to flee.
Aid partners now require $1.5 billion, up from $1.4 billion in January, to assist and protect up to 3.3 million people forced to flee, as well as local communities in neighbouring countries, until the end of 2024.
Since the conflict began, 10 million people have fled their homes in Sudan, many of whom have been displaced multiple times in search of safety. Of these, nearly 2 million have arrived in neighboring countries, 7.7 million are newly displaced internally, and 220,000 are self-settled refugees within the country.
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