N'Djamena, 05 July, 2023 / 4:11 pm (ACI Africa).
Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) in Chad is seeking partners to facilitate “a dignified and solid response” towards victims of the ongoing violent conflict in Sudan who have fled to the landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa.
In a Wednesday, July 5 report, officials of the international refugee entity of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) say that persons fleeing the Sudan war that broke out on April 15 arrive in Chad in “extremely vulnerable” conditions.
“We call for support to give a dignified and solid response to people fleeing the violence,” JRS officials say, adding that the Non-Governmantal Organizations (NGOs) on the ground in Chad “do not have enough capacity to cover all the needs.”
According to a June 1 report by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 100,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in Chad since the violence between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out.
UNHCR has further reported that 200,000 Sudanese may be forced to flee to Eastern Chad in the coming three months.