Despite a long history of people escaping violence in Darfur by crossing into Chad, both the scale and rate of the current displacement is unprecedented. More people have fled to Chad from Sudan in the last 10 months than during the entire Darfur war in 2003.
“The enormous number of refugees in Chad, and their heartbreaking testimonies, tell a story of almost unimaginable human suffering and violence. Those we speak to and assist only represent the tip of the iceberg,” says Egeland.
“The needs here in Chad are off the scale, but this time the world’s attention has wandered elsewhere. It can’t go on like this,” says Egeland.
Fortunately, there is hope.
Thanks to you, we have provided temporary homes, schools and classrooms for people forced to flee in eastern Chad.
Thank you for standing with people forced to flee in some of the world’s most neglected crises.