UNHCR's Eastern Chad situation update records 1,400,746 Sudanese refugees in Chad as of 28 September 2026. Within that national population, 964,438 people in 279,771 households arrived from Sudan since April 2023. These are distinct scopes: the larger figure is the national Sudanese-refugee population, while 964,438 is the post-April-2023 arrival series.…
1,400,746 SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD · 964,438 ARRIVALS SINCE APRIL 2023 · 5,312 ARRIVALS DURING 20–26 SEP 2026
Chad declared a cholera outbreak in Karal health district, an area hosting more than 30,000 displaced people. By 23 June, 52 suspected and probable cases, nine laboratory-confirmed cases and one death had been reported. Poor water, sanitation and hygiene conditions and the rainy season increased the risk of spread.
An inter-cluster situation report for Chad's Lac Province records 75,210 people displaced since May 2026 across 16 sites in the Fouli and Kaya departments. The report says insecurity remains the main driver, particularly around the Lake Chad islands and the border with Niger, and no organised return is expected in the short term. Four additional…
As of 28 July, floods have affected around 25,000 people in Tandjile and Mandoul provinces in the south, and Ennedi-Ouest province in the north. On 26 June, devastating floods killed five people, wounded 231 and destroyed 4,413 houses. Humanitarian partners are providing water, sanitation, hygiene, non-food items, and
Country-wide Government calls for humanitarian assistance in anticipation of upcoming floods: On 6 July, the Chadian Minister of Economy, Development Planning and International Cooperation, Dr Issa Doubragne, addressed an official request to the RC/HC for the “planning and implementation of protection and assistance me
New York, 30 April 2021 – Increasing insecurity in recent months in north-east Nigeria and other Lake Chad Basin border areas poses additional protection challenges for children and their families, with clashes between armed elements and government forces preventing the timely delivery of lifesaving humanitarian aid to
N’Djamena – An estimated 11,500 people have been forced to leave their homes since late October as a result of flash floods in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital city. The floods, which caused catastrophic damage, are the result of rising water levels which led to the overflow of the Chari River and an embankment break in N’Djamena’s 9th district. IOM, in…
Breidjing Camp is a refugee camp in Chad created in May 2004 for Sudanese refugees from Darfur. While they may be safe from attack in Chad, for many of the refugees the living conditions in Chad one year on since they fled are still unbearable. Take the camp in Breidjing, for example. It is the largest of the camps along the Sudanese border and, with…
Following floods which have been occurring since early August 2020 in N’Djamena, 7,122 households (31,853 individuals) fled their homes located in 15 quartiers (7 arrondissements) of the city. They took refuge either elsewhere in their arrondissement, or in neighbouring arrondissements. Ten individuals died following the floods. It should be noted that…