Chad
Refugees, 01 Jun 2023
| Allocation | $14,003,058 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Refugees |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | FAO, IOM, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, WHO |
| Group(s) of people targeted | Host communities, Refugees, Returnees |
| People reached | 523,247 |
| Status | Report Available |
| Due dates | | |
| Allocation code | 23-RR-TCD-58478 |
| Title | Chad RR Application May 2023 (Sudanese refugees) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
Hundreds of thousands of people fled from Sudan to Chad when fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on 15 April. Several organisations had already begun providing initial support with the resources currently at hand but urgent additional funding is required to supply people with their most urgent needs – namely, water, food, healthcare, shelter, and protection.
CERF-funded assistance
The Emergency Relief Coordinator on 25 April allocated an initial $3 million from CERF’s rapid response window for life-saving humanitarian action when there were about 10,000-20,000 new arrivals, as well as additional top-ups of $5 million on 17 May and $6m on 25 June (i.e., a total of $14m) in view of the scale of the refugee movements from Sudan and the growing humanitarian needs of host communities. This funding enabled UN agencies and partners to provide life-saving assistance to over 532,000 people across multiple sectors, including over 132,600 women, over 35,600, almost 355,000 children, and including over 37,700 people with disabilities. This includes both new arrivals from Sudan and host communities.
CERFs Strategic Added Value
This CERF funding contributed to the response to the Sudanese crisis, with more than 500,000 refugees crossing the borders in the midst of armed confrontation and arriving with trauma and traces of violence, including those based on gender. Faced with the limited resources of humanitarian partners, the CERF made it possible to respond to the Government's call for international aid to respond to the crisis and the growing needs of vulnerable local populations. More than 33,600 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were taken care of, more than 22,800 people had access to emergency shelters in the middle of the rainy season and more than 101,000 people had access to primary health care through the deployment of mobile clinics, the deployment of healthcare personnel and the strengthening of local health structures.