Hommam Al Nassim 
The UNHCR has launched an urgent fundraising campaign to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Chad, where more than 600,000 people have fled conflict in Sudan.
In a statement, UNHCR urged immediate international support to help Sudanese refugees arriving at the border with Chad, as humanitarian needs continue to increase.
The Commission explained that more than 115,000 people have arrived in Chad since the beginning of 2024, with a continuing average daily flow of about 630 people through the Adre border crossing between the two countries.
The UNHCR stressed that the refugee influx shows no signs of slowing down, noting that a third of the arrivals are living in difficult conditions in random locations along the border.
For its part, the Commission announced that its appeal to the international community for the year 2024 faces a severe shortage in funding, as only 10% of the required amount of $214.8 million has been secured, which requires raising $80 million urgently to meet the immediate needs of refugees, by building… Additional sites equipped with basic services and infrastructure to accommodate 150,000 new people.
Since mid-April 2023, the Sudanese army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces, led by Muhammad Hamdan Dagalo, have been waging a war that has resulted in more than 15,000 deaths and millions of displaced people and refugees, according to the United Nations.
United Nations and international calls have increased to spare Sudan a humanitarian catastrophe that could push millions to famine and death, as a result of food shortages due to the fighting that has spread to 12 out of 18 states in the country.
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