US EditionRefugees feeding refugees: Sudanese families fleeing violence find little aid at Chad border
Refugees at Chad's Tine border camp face severe aid shortages with only 38% of needed UNHCR funding met; many rely on donations from fellow refugees.
- On Dec 1 in Tine, Chad, Sudanese refugee families arriving from al-Fashir find little international humanitarian aid.
- Al-Fashir fell to the Rapid Support Forces in late October after 18 months of violence, forcing more than 100,000 people to flee and about 9,500 to reach Chad, the International Organisation for Migration says.
- Najwa Isa Adam, 32, refugee volunteer , buys and prepares food for new families using donations from other refugees living in Tine.
- The UNHCR says it has only 38% of the $246 million needed in Chad, slowing relocations and forcing relief organizations to provide only plastic tarps instead of durable shelter.
- This year U.S. contributions have dropped to $35.6 million, about 10% of the budget, while MSF estimates about 180 people cross daily and WFP restarted limited food distributions Saturday.
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Refugees feeding refugees: Sudanese families fleeing violence find little aid at Chad border
At a transit camp here on the Chad-Sudan border, Najwa Isa Adam, 32, hands out bowls of pasta and meat to orphaned Sudanese children from al-Fashir, the site of a recent violent takeover by paramilitary forces in Sudan.
People fleeing violence in Sudan find little aid at Chad border
TINE, Chad, Dec 1 - At a transit camp here on the Chad-Sudan border, Najwa Isa Adam, 32, hands out bowls of pasta and meat to orphaned Sudanese children from al-Fashir, the site of a recent violent takeover by paramilitary forces in Sudan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Refugees fleeing Sudan’s war confront severe deprivation in Chad
Sudanese refugees fleeing the war between General Abdel Fattah al Burhan’s army and the sival Rapid Supoort Forces are facing severe hardship in the Chad border town of Tine. Families arriving from Sudan describe violent escapes followed by a stark lack of food, water and shelter. Aid groups say assistance is minimal, leaving refugees dependent on donations from other displaced families. Najwa Isa Adam, who survived during fighting, now cooks fo…
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