At the United Nations’ October 23 briefing in Geneva, UN refugee agency spokesperson Babar Baloch said nearly one million people had crossed from Sudan into Chad seeking safety since the conflict began in April 2023. Almost 100,000 had fled El Fasher for Chad during the year since the city’s fall, he said. (unognewsroom.org)
Baloch warned that increasing airstrikes and drone attacks were exposing civilians to greater danger and forcing families to flee repeatedly, both inside Sudan and across its borders. UN officials also said serious funding shortages were constraining preparations to expand assistance in Darfur and Kordofan. (unognewsroom.org)
A separate joint statement published by France’s foreign ministry on October 23 called for urgent action against worsening food insecurity in Sudan. Its signatories urged better humanitarian access and the removal of administrative barriers delaying aid. The statement supplies a new diplomatic intervention during the window, rather than evidence that food or funding had already reached affected communities. (diplomatie.gouv.fr)
For Chad, the immediate relevance is the continuing cross-border humanitarian burden. The UN figures measure displacement accumulated over months and years; they should not be described as a sudden one-day influx. (unognewsroom.org)