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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Lizzy Davies

Sudan’s neighbours have little to offer refugees, warns UN

Sudanese refugees, along with their livestock, crossing into Chad, 30 April 2023.
Sudanese refugees in Chad, 30 April 2023. More than 30,000 have arrived since the fighting began, and the UN expects 100,000 more. Photograph: Gueipeur Denis Sassou/AFP/Getty Images

The UN is in a race against time to get food supplies to Sudanese refugees crossing the border into Chad before the rainy season begins, as neighbouring countries struggle to cope with the numbers of people fleeing the civil war.

More than 110,000 people are now estimated to have crossed into other countries as patchy ceasefires fail to stop deadly clashes between Sudanese army troops and a paramilitary rival that have killed hundreds and forced more than 330,000 from their homes.

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