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Agencies – Sudan Events\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Since April 2023, Chad has been faced with a massive influx of Sudanese refugees. Every day, up to 1,000 refugees cross into the eastern part of the country, fleeing the atrocities of constant militia fighting in neighbouring Darfur and beyond.<\/p>\n To respond rapidly to this emergency, which comes on top of food shortages, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the European Union has mobilised more than \u20ac25 million in addition to the funding already allocated in 2023. In total, humanitarian assistance to Chad in 2023 reached almost \u20ac57 million, doubling the initial amount.<\/p>\n Since the flare up of violence, Chad\u2019s refugee population has shot past the one million mark \u2013 straining the response capacity of humanitarian partners \u2013 and the number of Sudanese refugees has more than doubled, with almost 530,000 people adding to the 407,000 already hosted in the country.<\/p>\n These vulnerable populations, mostly women and children, arrive in Chad in total deprivation and in urgent need of food, water, and other basic necessities. Psychosocial support for parents and children who have witnessed or suffered terrible violence is also critical.<\/p>\n As needs increase, humanitarian actors are called upon to rise to the challenge of the crisis in Eastern Chad, despite the insufficient funding and the risk of the situation deteriorating further after the rainy season.<\/p>\n They have to adapt to fast-moving scenarios in which the slightest delay can cost lives and make the situation worse.<\/p>\n Therefore, to complement the existing tools used in the EU humanitarian response, the EU has also activated the European Humanitarian Response Capacity (EHRC), a set of operational tools such as logistics services, pre-positioned stockpiles, and the deployment of expertise.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have set up these resources to give our humanitarian partners access to populations in distress,\u201d states Ludovico Gammarelli, EHRC Coordinator. These assets facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid in areas where humanitarian organisations have difficulty meeting the immediate needs of the affected populations. This is done through targeted actions involving EU partners already active in the field and participating EU countries.<\/p>\n In Chad, this initiative was implemented in several ways.<\/p>\n \u2022 A humanitarian air bridge: between May and October 2023, the EU operated 5 flights carrying over 450 tonnes of essential supplies for various EU humanitarian partners on the ground.<\/p>\n \u2022 The temporary deployment of a helicopter, in partnership with the UN Humanitarian Air Service, in eastern Chad to enable humanitarian workers to access hard-to-reach areas.<\/p>\n \u2022 The rehabilitation, in collaboration with local authorities, of an airstrip in the town of Adr\u00e9 \u2013 one of the main entry points for those fleeing Sudan \u2013 to enable the arrival of planes carrying humanitarian personnel and freight, as well as medical evacuations.<\/p>\n \u2022 The creation of a logistics hub in Adr\u00e9, in partnership with “HI\/Atlas Logistique”, to enable organisations to store and ship humanitarian supplies from there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Agencies – Sudan Events\u00a0 Since April 2023, Chad has been faced with a massive influx of Sudanese refugees. 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