Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad are in need of emergency humanitarian assistance as the rainy season begins. Over 100,000 people have already crossed the border into Chad since the start of the fighting in Sudan. Nearly 30,000 refugees and returnees in the Sila region in eastern Chad are receiving limited and slow humanitarian assistance. Those fleeing the conflict in Sudan have also faced threats, while others have been made to pay so they could enter Chad. An urgent scale-up of humanitarian programming and funding for refugees from Sudan is needed, but the needs of the host community and other refugees in eastern Chad should be prioritized equally in this humanitarian response.
