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HUMANITARIAN OVERVIEW
- The recent clashes around El Fasher, in the Zamzam and Abou Shouk camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), have resulted in an influx of refugees into Chad. As of May 24, 2025, at least 65,100 new refugees have arrived in the provinces of Wadi Fira and Ennedi Est. Between 19 – 25 May 2025, Chadian authorities reported that at least 3,782 households - comprising a total of 11,558 individuals - were registered at the main entry points.
- Since the beginning of the conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, and as of 25 May 2025, the Chadian government, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have reported the arrival of 844,389 Sudanese refugees and 273,654 Chadian returnees. 61 per cent of the refugees and 68 per cent of the returnees are children under 18.
- Refugees, returnees, and the host population, including children, are exposed to health risks such as meningitis, dengue fever, diphtheria, hepatitis E, and measles. According to the latest epidemiological situation update on the diphtheria epidemic in Chad (30 May 2025), a confirmed case was reported in Iriba, in Wadi Fira province.
- The Tiné health center reported 3 suspected cases of measles in May 2025. The refugees are from North Darfur, where, over the past two years of conflict, children have faced significant challenges in accessing vaccination services.
- The nutritional situation among under-five children in refugee camps remains worrying in Wadi Fira (Global Acute Malnutrition: 14.6% and Severe Acute Malnutrition: 1.4%) according to the SMART-Sens survey carried out by the government and UNICEF/UNHCR/WFP in October 2024.
- In terms of education, many children have been out of school for more than two years, already deprived of education in Sudan because of the conflict. This situation is exacerbated by the fact that the refugees arrive at a time when the school year in Chad is coming to an end.
HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
- The revised budget needs for the Chad component of the 2025 Sudanese Regional Refugee Response Plan amount to 553.3 million USD. UNICEF’s funding needs are 48.3 million USD, with a funding gap of 72 per cent as of the end of May 2025. UNICEF requires 34.7 million USD to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern Chad.
- A contingency plan is currently under development by UNHCR, and actors involved in the refugee crisis in the east of the country.
- There are several challenges facing the relocation of refugees to camps, the most important of which is the availability of transport logistics. The UNHCR will need 60 additional trucks and 20 light vehicles to carry out this relocation.