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STORY: WFP / SUDANESE REFUGEES CHAD
TRT: 02:37
SOURCE: WFP
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT WFP ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 26, 27 APRIL 2023, N’DJAMENA / ADRÉ, CHAD
27 APRIL 2023, ADRÉ, CHAD
1. Various shots, Sudanese refugees on the move with their belongings
26 APRIL 2023, ADRÉ, CHAD
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Beské Abdoulaye, Sudanese Refugee:
“The war drove us from our home. We were with our children when the armed people came, and we fled to the bush. How is this possible?”
3. Various shots, refugees arrive at Koufroun, a small village close to the border with Sudan
26 APRIL 2023, N’DJAMENA, CHAD
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Pierre Honnorat, Chad Country Director, World Food Programme (WFP):
“We are loading our trucks now for the 10,000 - 20,000 as per UNHCR and the government’s figures, that may have crossed already the border from Sudan to Chad. It’s extremely important. We have already prior to that crisis 400,000 Sudanese refugees on that border that we were supporting. It’s extremely urgent because in 6-8 weeks we will never be able to reach those places because of the rains. So, it’s urgent, also now for the host population, we should expect maybe more. We really need to preposition and for that we need funding, we need resources, to help the government in hosting and now hosting more refugees that are coming in. We really need help.”
26 APRIL 2023, ADRÉ, CHAD
5. Various shots, convoy of 10 WFP trucks on the move carrying 340 MT of food from N’Djamena to eastern Chad
27 APRIL 2023, ADRÉ, CHAD
6. Various shots, WFP food distribution
Chad is witnessing a new wave of refugees crossing the border following the military clashes that erupted in neighbouring Sudan on 15 April. The humanitarian needs are growing in Chad while resources available to respond are sorely lacking.
So far up to 20,000 people have crossed the border into Chad and thousands more are expected in the coming weeks according to UNHCR. These new arrivals add to the more than 400,000 Sudanese refugees already sheltering in Eastern Chad after fleeing from previous conflicts. In total, Chad hosts 600,000 refugees - more than any other country in West and Central Africa.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Beské Abdoulaye, Sudanese Refugee:
“The war drove us from our home. We were with our children when the armed people came, and we fled to the bush. How is this possible?”
New refugees are arriving in villages near Farchana in eastern Chad as well as other areas along the border. Following the initial joint assessment by WFP and partners, food has been identified among the priority needs. Around 70 percent of new arrivals are women and young children under five, many of them taking refuge in the shade of trees.
Despite the increasing needs, WFP is experiencing significant funding constraints for its emergency response in 2023 and has had to reduce the number of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) it plans to assist in April by around half. If no further funding is received, food assistance will come to a total halt in May 2023.
SOUNDBITE (English) Pierre Honnorat, Chad Country Director, World Food Programme (WFP):
“We are loading our trucks now for the 10,000 - 20,000 as per UNHCR and the government’s figures, that may have crossed already the border from Sudan to Chad. It’s extremely important. We have already prior to that crisis 400,000 Sudanese refugees on that border that we were supporting. It’s extremely urgent because in 6-8 weeks we will never be able to reach those places because of the rains. So, it’s urgent, also now for the host population, we should expect maybe more. We really need to preposition and for that we need funding, we need resources, to help the government in hosting and now hosting more refugees that are coming in. We really need help.”
In response to the emergency food and nutrition needs of new arrivals from Sudan, WFP is planning on prepositioning food for 100,000 refugees and host communities as a contingency measure to provide emergency food assistance, alongside malnutrition prevention and common services for the wider humanitarian community.
To continue supporting the newly arrived refugees, host communities, 470,000 refugees already sheltering in Chad, and other vulnerable communities in the country, WFP urgently requires at least 162.4 million US dollars. If no further funding is received, the food security, nutrition, and safety of refugees, IDPs, and also the host communities they live in, will immediately deteriorate, as assistance to refugees and IDPs will come to a complete halt in May.
Chad faces multiple crisis of unprecedented proportions with thousands experiencing severe food and nutrition insecurity. Conflict, climate extremes and drops in agricultural production continue to drive displacement, exacerbating hunger and malnutrition.
