At least 20,000 people have taken refuge in eastern Chad since clashes erupted in Sudan: IOM
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – At least 20,000 people have taken refuge in eastern Chad since clashes erupted in neighboring Sudan some two weeks ago, according to International Organization for Migration (IOM).
“Most of the people who came to Chad need urgent humanitarian needs, such as food, water and accommodation,” IOM mission chief in Chad Anne Kathrin Schaefer said in a statement.
She added that humanitarian agents are recording the arrivals, and most of them are nationals of Chad or Sudan, or from other countries.
IOM agents are working day and night along the 1,400-kilometer long border, and are cooperating with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in three centers for displaced persons. The IOM will also assist the refugees’ consular processes, the mission chief said.
“The international community must increase its financial support urgently to help us give a rapid response to growing needs, in terms of logistical and operational assistance, as well as protection, health, mental health and psycho-social assistance,” Schaefer stressed.
The rain season is approaching, she said, “which will complicate reaching the border area.”
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