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

UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad.Published On 25 Sep 202625 Sep 2026More 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.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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Foreign fighters and external support fuel Sudan’s war: UN-backed probelist 2 of 3Sudan aid networks at risk of collapse, UN agencies warnlist 3 of 3Outcry in Sudan as US reportedly holds army chief’s UN visa over truce planend of listThe 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.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 ...