Exhausted Sudanese women, children are increasingly fleeing to Chad ‘with nothing’ by United Nations News published on 2025-05-06T12:22:03Z Refugees from Sudan are crossing into Chad in growing numbers in search of shelter from the spiralling conflict, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR said on Tuesday. "Most arrived in Chad with nothing – no food, money, or identification," UNHCR representative in Chad, Magatte Guisse said. "Several wounded individuals, including children and elderly women, reportedly fell from vehicles during the chaotic escape." "Their journeys to safety were perilous, with refugees facing, robbery and extortion at checkpoints and repeated threats along the way."
