Chad-Sudan border at breaking point
- Chad's eastern region is struggling with 47,000 refugees arriving in 30 days, straining local resources and infrastructure.
- Health centers are under-resourced, with over 100,000 children facing severe malnutrition and limited access to care.
- IRC mobile clinics provide vital services but reach only a fraction of the over 800,000 refugees from Sudan.
- Humanitarian response is only 4.7% funded out of the needed $806 million, worsening an already critical situation.
Country facts
- Total population: 15.8 million
- People displaced by crisis: 706,000
- Rank in Human Development Index: 190 out of 191
IRC response
- Started working in Chad: 2004
