UN agency moves 40,000 Sudanese refugees to safer sites in Chad

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (HCR) moved 40,000 Sudanese refugees from high-risk border areas to safer hosting sites in eastern Chad.

The agency and its partners conducted the relocation over a six-month period with funding from the Regional Humanitarian Fund for West and Central Africa. This operation aims to improve security for people fleeing the conflict in Sudan and provide them with better access to essential services.

To support the transition, the HCR built 10,000 family shelters and provided emergency cash assistance to 40,000 refugees for basic goods. The project also installed 30 water points and developed two boreholes to improve access to drinking water. Additionally, workers conducted biometric registration for 63,753 refugees to help identify them and streamline humanitarian aid. These efforts are intended to help displaced families rebuild their lives while strengthening services for the local Chadian host communities.