Chad transfers 40,000 Sudanese refugees to safety
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tchadinfos
About 40,000 Sudanese refugees have been transferred from high-risk border areas to safer sites in eastern Chad over six months, according to the UNHCR. The operation also built 10,000 shelters, installed 30 water points and biometrically registered 63,753 refugees.
About 40,000 Sudanese refugees have been transferred over the past six months from high-risk border areas to safer reception sites in eastern Chad, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Wednesday. The operation is being carried out by the UNHCR and its partners with financial support from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa.
The operation has built 10,000 family shelters and provided emergency financial assistance to 40,000 refugees to purchase basic necessities. Thirty water points have also been installed and two boreholes developed to improve access to drinking water, according to the UNHCR.
In addition, 63,753 refugees have been biometrically registered to facilitate their identification and access to humanitarian assistance. The UNHCR says the infrastructure and services put in place will also benefit the Chadian communities hosting the refugees.
The operation comes as the UNHCR continues its efforts to improve reception conditions for displaced people in the region. In Darfur, Sudan, agricultural losses reached 90% according to an assessment published on 10 November, with a risk of famine reported in the area harvest losses in Darfur.
