Chad-Sudan border at breaking point

  • Chad's eastern region is struggling with 47,000 refugees arriving in 30 days, straining local resources and infrastructure.
  • Health centers are under-resourced, with over 100,000 children facing severe malnutrition and limited access to care.
  • IRC mobile clinics provide vital services but reach only a fraction of the over 800,000 refugees from Sudan.
  • Humanitarian response is only 4.7% funded out of the needed $806 million, worsening an already critical situation.
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Country facts

  • Total population: 15.8 million
  • People displaced by crisis: 706,000
  • Rank in Human Development Index: 191 out of 193

IRC response

  • Started working in Chad: 2004

Rescue stories

Sudan remains in deep crisis, with over 10M people displaced and nearly half the population in need due to conflict [..] It is extremely difficult for many displaced people to return, even in accessible or stable areas.
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The largest humanitarian crisis on record.
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