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More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad as UN calls for funding

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Khalili-Tari, D. (2026, September 25). More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad as UN calls for funding. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/more-than-55000-sudanese-refugees-flee-to-chad-as-un-calls-for-funding?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-09-25 · by Daniel Khalili-Tari

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The United Nations has reported that over 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad this year due to ongoing conflict in Sudan, increasing the daily influx of refugees to about 400 people per day at Chad’s Adre and Tine border areas. The UNHCR warns that without a significant funding boost of $1.28 billion out of the required $1.6 billion, humanitarian aid will fall short, leading to worsening conditions for refugees who are already lacking basic necessities like shelter and water.
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UNHCR reported a significant surge in Sudanese refugees fleeing to Chad, increasing twentyfold over recent months with more than 400 individuals crossing into eastern Chad daily. This exodus comes as the conflict between Sudan's army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues, driving civilians from Darfur, Kordofan, and Blue Nile regions to seek safety in neighboring Chad. Since April 2023, over 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to Chad this year alone, overwhelming the available humanitarian aid. With only 18% of required $1.6 billion funding received, UNHCR warned that insufficient resources mean less food and shelter for displaced persons, exacerbating an already dire situation.

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📰 Sudan Refugees Flee To Chad
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Topics

Chad Sudan Sudanese UNHCR the United Nations

Subjects

Sudanese NORP · 6× Chad GPE · 4× Sudan GPE · 4× 3Sudan GPE · 1× Abdel Fattah al-Burhan PERSON · 1× Adre GPE · 1× SAF ORG · 1× Sudanese Armed Forces ORG · 1× UNHCR ORG · 1× the United Nations ORG · 1×

Narrative

Sudan has been engulfed in a civil war since April 2023, when a power struggle between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, turned violent.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
🔮 More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring Chad this year, compounding a humanitarian crisis that will only deteriorate further unless there is a significant increase in funding, the United Nations has warned.
2026-09-25 · Al Jazeera
More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad as UN calls for funding · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring Chad this year, compounding a humanitarian crisis that will only deteriorate further unless there is a significant increase in funding, the United Nations has warned. asserted
Nations → flee → funding
The number of Sudanese people arriving in eastern Chad has “accelerated sharply” over the past week and is outpacing the available support, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. asserted
agency → arrive → Friday
UN-backed probe - list 2 of 3Sudan aid networks at risk of collapse, UN agencies warn - list 3 of 3Outcry in Sudan as US reportedly holds army chief’s UN visa over truce plan The number of refugees entering via Chad’s border areas of Adre and Tine has risen to 400 people a day, about 20 times the daily rate of previous months, the agency added. uncertain
agency → back → months
Sudan has been engulfed in a civil war since April 2023, when a power struggle between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, turned violent. asserted
struggle → engulf → Hemedti
More than three years later, in excess of 11 million Sudanese people have been displaced in what has become the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crisis. asserted
what → displace → ?
Approximately 6.4 million people in Sudan are internally displaced, while more than 3.5 million Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers have fled to nearby countries. asserted
seekers → displace → countries
The UN warned on Friday that the transit centre in Chad’s Tine is under severe pressure and currently hosts more than 4,300 people, many of whom are in urgent need of shelter, water, sanitation and protection services. asserted
many → warn → services
About 31,000 families lack adequate shelter, and most refugees are living on less than half of the minimum amount of water needed daily. asserted
refugees → lack → water
The UN says it has so far received only 20 percent of the $1.6bn needed to fund response efforts. asserted
it → say → efforts
It says that the dire situation will deteriorate further unless the international community helps plug the funding shortfall of $1.28bn. asserted
community → say → 1.28bn
The UN warned that without additional help, more Sudanese refugees will make the perilous journey to Europe. asserted
refugees → warn → Europe
More than 14,100 Sudanese refugees arrived on the continent last year, a 245 percent increase compared with 2024. asserted
refugees → arrive → 2024
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