{"id":98259,"date":"2024-02-27T12:31:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T11:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.intersos.org\/?page_id=98259"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T16:14:40","slug":"sudan-emergency-intersos-intervention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peaceful-shtern.46-37-26-27.plesk.page\/en\/sudan-emergency-intersos-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"Escape Sudan: millions of refugees at the border"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Escape Sudan: Millions of Refugees at the Border<\/h1>\n

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Sudan is suffering one of the\u00a0worst humanitarian crises in recent history and the world’s worst displacement crises.<\/h2>\n

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Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been shaken by a conflict of alarming dimensions<\/strong>. Internal clashes between opposing military groups, at first only concentrated in the capital area of Khartoum, soon spread to other areas of the country, notably Darfur, Kordofan, and al Jazirah State<\/strong>, an area where displaced people fleeing Khartoum had settled.<\/p>\n

The ongoing violence is having a devastating impact on the population, with around 25 million people, <\/strong>approximately half of Sudan\u2019s population, in dire need of humanitarian assistance and protection<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128135″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ style=”dark” back_image=”105226″ parallax=”yes” kburns=”magnetic” overlay_color=”color-rgdb” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”right-t-left” animation_speed=”600″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”938811″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”180331″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette” text_color_solid=”#ff0000″ subheading=”INTERSOS REGIONAL HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
\nTO THE SUDAN DISPLACEMENT CRISIS”]SUDAN\u2019S EXODUS[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=”color-214091″ border_width=”0″ button_color_type=”uncode-palette” uncode_shortcode_id=”829324″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fpeaceful-shtern.46-37-26-27.plesk.page%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F06%2FINTERSOS_PolicyPaper_Sudan_June2024_B.pdf”]READ THE POLICY PAPER[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-191468″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”180931″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”123059″]Levels of food insecurity in the country are alarming. About 25.6 million people<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 over half of the population of Sudan \u2013 face Crisis or worse levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). Of these, 8.5 million are experiencing emergency levels of hunger and about 755,000 people on the brink of famine. The risk of famine is high in 14 areas in Greater Darfur, Greater Kordofan, Al Jazirah states and some hotspots in Khartoum.<\/p>\n

15 million people have no access to health care, and about 80% of hospitals in conflict-affected areas are no longer functioning<\/strong>. Health personnel and medical supplies are lacking, hospitals are being damaged, looted and occupied. Since the beginning of the conflict, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Health Care Attacks Surveillance System (HSS) has recorded 73 attacks on health care facilities<\/strong>. These attacks have left 53 people dead and about 100 injured.<\/p>\n

According to UNFPA<\/a>, 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence (GBV)<\/strong> and 3.5 million women and girls in reproductive age are in need of reproductive health services. However, access to these services is hampered by poor humanitarian access to conflict areas and insufficient financial resources for women and girls, who, faced with a choice between food and health, choose the former. Cases of abduction, forced marriage, domestic violence, conflict-related sexual violence and child marriage continue to be reported, particularly in Aj Jazirah State and the Darfur region.<\/p>\n

14 million children<\/a> are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance, 19 million are out of school and 4 million are displaced, shaping the world’s largest child displacement crisis. For the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child<\/a>, there is a risk of a generational catastrophe for 24 million children in Sudan<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n

Humanitarian access to the country remains limited, further complicating the situation. In late February, the de facto Sudanese authorities withdrew their consent to the provision of cross-border humanitarian assistance from Chad to Sudan. The border with Chad was the only access route available to bring humanitarian aid to the regions of Darfur, the area of the country with the highest levels of humanitarian needs and where the ongoing food crisis could soon reach the famine stage. After a two-month closure, cross-border humanitarian aid from Chad to Sudan is allowed through a single access point.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128080″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”right-t-left” animation_speed=”600″ uncode_shortcode_id=”777476″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”172185″]<\/p>\n

WORLD’S WORST DISPLACEMENT CRISIS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Some 10.7 million<\/a> people are currently internally displaced in Sudan<\/strong>, 7.9 million since the outbreak of the current conflict in Sudan. More than half of the displaced are women and almost 55% are children under the age of 18. For more than a year, these people have been suffering separation, human rights violations, trauma, violence and lack of access to basic services. For IOM, Sudan is facing the largest displacement crisis globally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Over 2.1 million people<\/a> have crossed borders seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. People have fled in large numbers to Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, as well as Ethiopia, the Central African Republic (CAR), and Libya. These countries are facing escalating refugee crises<\/strong> and the threat of conflict in Sudan spilling across their borders – particularly with Chad and South Sudan – creating a regional crisis with catastrophic humanitarian needs.<\/p>\n

Access to food is the most pressing need among displaced people, as over 97% of displaced people across Sudan have been housed in locations with high levels of food insecurity. It is estimated that 89% of displaced households are unable to meet their daily nutritional needs<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image media=”105234″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”144458″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-191468″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”110804″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column][vc_empty_space empty_h=”1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”166533″]<\/p>\n

INTERSOS INTERVENTION IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Chad<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Chad<\/strong>, where we have been operating since 2016, has been experiencing a major humanitarian crisis for years with nearly a third of the population-5.8 million people<\/a>-in need of humanitarian assistance. The country is challenged by armed conflict, internal displacement and entrenched food insecurity, all exacerbated by the consequences of climate change. In addition, even before April 2023, there were 600,000 refugees<\/strong> in the country, including 400,000 Sudanese, who have been living in protracted displacement in eastern Chad for about 20 years.<\/p>\n

After the start of the last conflict in Sudan, Chad has seen the largest number of Sudanese refugees crossing its border. As of June more than 781,000 refugees and returnees<\/strong> have entered the country and are now facing increasing challenges.<\/p>\n

In response to the refugee crisis, INTERSOS is providing emergency shelter<\/strong> and protection assistance<\/strong> along the eastern border. Together with the UNHCR, we have built a refugee camp in Zabout<\/strong>, on the border with Sudan, which can accommodate about 60,000 refugees<\/strong>, and we are also building new emergency shelters in Kerfi camp<\/strong>, in partnership with the UNHCR.<\/p>\n

We also carry out essential protection activities in Zabout and Daguessa camps: we have set up 12 safe spaces for women and children, support people in family reunification processes, and directly manage child protection and gender-based violence cases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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