UNICEF in the region is urgently appealing for $1.89 billion in its 2024 Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) appeal, which would help reach an estimated 24.1 million children, up from 23.5 million in 2023. This includes 1.3 million children. Chad hosts around half of all refugees in West and Central Africa (1 million out of 2.2 million). In 2024, an estimated 4.3 million people, including 2.4 million children, will require humanitarian aid. In these four coastal countries the number of internally displaced persons, returnees and refugees is now estimated at 123,000, including 36,000 children.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2023 02:53 UTC