Sudanese Refugees in Chad Face Food Scarcity Amidst Falling Aid

Refugee Crisis in Tine, Chad

• 🇸🇩 Families fleeing violence in Alaser, Sudan, are arriving at the Tine transit camp in Chad, seeking safety.
• 🤝 Naja Issa Adam, a volunteer and refugee herself, organizes food distribution for newly arrived families, funded by other refugees.

Insufficient International Aid

• 💧 International humanitarian aid is severely limited in Tine, with no organizations providing durable shelter, only plastic tarps.
• 🩺 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports that approximately one in four children in the camp are malnourished, and the situation is deteriorating.
• 📉 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has only secured 38% of the necessary funds for the crisis in Chad, citing US cuts in foreign aid as a significant factor.
• 🗺️ UN agencies are prioritizing limited aid for camps located farther inland due to safety concerns.

Daily Border Crossings and Personal Stories

• 🚶‍♂️ An estimated 180 people are crossing the border into Tina daily.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Ibrahim Muhammad Ishach and his family fled Alaser by donkey after the RSF paramilitary forces took control, recounting being chased and witnessing relatives being shot.
• 🏥 Upon arrival, the family received medicine at a mobile clinic, temporary supplies from UNHCR, and were transported to a transit site with approximately 1500 other refugees awaiting relocation.