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More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring Chad this year, compounding a humanitarian crisis that will only deteriorate further unless there is a significant increase in funding, the United Nations has warned.
Al Jazeera reports that the number of Sudanese people arriving in eastern Chad has “accelerated sharply” over the past week and is outpacing the available support, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
The number of refugees entering via Chad’s border areas of Adre and Tine has risen to 400 people a day, about 20 times the daily rate of previous months, the agency added.
The UN warned on Friday that the transit centre in Chad’s Tine is under severe pressure and currently hosts more than 4,300 people, many of whom urgently need shelter, water, sanitation and protection services.
The UN says it has so far received only 20 per cent of the $1.6bn needed to fund response efforts. It says the dire situation will deteriorate further unless the international community helps plug the $1.28bn funding shortfall.
The UN warned that without additional help, more Sudanese refugees will make the perilous journey to Europe. More than 14,000 Sudanese refugees arrived on the continent last year, a 245 per cent increase compared to 2024.
