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Reporting Period 1 September to 31 October 2024
HIGHLIGHTS
- Since early October, spikes in violence in Sudan pushed more than 49,000 people to cross into Chad.
- In October 2024, Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh, visited Adré, Eastern Chad.
- UNICEF vaccinated 40,518 children against measles in refugee camps and host communities.
- UNICEF supported the treatment of 12,136 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with a cure rate of 94.5 per cent.
- UNICEF provided mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) to 7,525 children, adolescents, and caregivers.
- UNICEF provided access to water to 32,243 people through the construction of five solar powered water systems in Ouaddaï and Wadi Fira provinces.
SITUATION IN NUMBERS
- 823,125 Children in need of humanitarian assistance(1)
- 1,524,305 People in need of humanitarian assistance(2)
- 710,482 Refugees(3)
- 146,871 Returnees(4)
SITUATION OVERVIEW AND HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
Since the beginning of the conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023 and as of 4 November 2024, the Commission Nationale d’Accueil de Réinsertion des Réfugiés (CNARR), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have registered 710,482 Sudanese refugees and 146,871 Chadian returnees from Sudan. 65 per cent of the refugees and 67 per cent of the returnees are children under 18. The refugees are arriving in the provinces of Ouaddaï, Sila, Wadi Fira, and Ennedi Est.
According to the Chadian Government, 910,000 refugees and returnees could arrive in Chad by the end of 2024. Chad is already hosting approximately 410,000 Sudanese refugees from the previous Darfur crisis in the same provinces.
As of 31 August 2024, UNHCR had relocated 49 per cent of refugees from spontaneous border sites to 16 sites. Due to torrential rains and flooded roads, the relocation process stopped in August 2024. On 28 October 2024, the relocation process resumed in Dougui (Ouaddaï province). However, many refugees prefer to stay along the border.
Since early October, spikes in violence in Sudan have pushed more than 49,000 people to cross into Chad. They arrived through the villages of Birak, Koulbous and Tiné in Wadi Fira province. The situation is worrying since the security situation continues to deteriorate in Sudan and more refugee arrivals are expected.
The most recent official report on the humanitarian and health crisis in Eastern Chad states a total of 2,723 suspected cases (1,226 women and 1,497 men) of hepatitis E, including 11 deaths across seven camps and refugee sites in Ouaddaï province. These figures include 40 pregnant women with three deaths among them.
There has been a decrease in case reports since the end of May 2024 and the latest WHO situation report indicates that no new cases have been reported in September.
In May 2024, a measles outbreak was reported in Adré. The cases were among the host population of Adré. No deaths were reported. In July 2024, the Ministry of Health increased routine immunization targeting the affected neighborhoods. By the end of September, one additional measles case was reported.
ENDNOTES
(1.) 54 per cent of the people in need of humanitarian assistance. This percentage is from the Sudan Emergency Regional Refugee Response Plan (RRRP) January-December 2024, UNHCR, February 2024.
(2.) Projection of the number of refugees, returnees and third country nationals by end of 2024 (source: 2024 Sudan Emergency RRRP) plus the number of people in phase 3 of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC3 in Ouaddaï, Sila, and Wadi Fira according to the 2023 Harmonized Framework. This figure does not include the refugees in Eastern Chad because of the 2003 Darfur crisis. (3.) UNHCR, Chad Update, Sudan Emergency, 4 November 2024.
(4.) IOM Chad, Sudan Crisis Response, Situation Report No. 45, 30 October 2024.