Global Courant 2023-04-21 16:48:21
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Aleksandra Roulet-Cimpric, IRC Chad Country Director, said: “Following intense internal conflict in Sudan, an estimated 15,000 people have crossed the border from Sudan into Chad since last weekend. We see that the refugees arriving across the border are traumatized and arrive with very little provisions. There are aid organizations that provide assistance to new arrivals and as of now the greatest need is for health services, water, sanitation, hygiene and protection services, especially for women and girls.
“In the coming days, IRC will respond to critical water needs with water transportation services and we will continue preparations to respond to the health, nutrition, sanitation and protection needs of the incoming population from Sudan”
The IRC has been delivering vital humanitarian programs in Chad since 2004 in response to the refugee crisis from neighboring Darfur. Today, the IRC works across the country to provide integrated health interventions, including reproductive health, nutrition, and water and sanitation; protection and empowerment of women, with emphasis on the fight against gender-based violence; and economic recovery, with an emphasis on remittances and income-generating activities.
The IRC is headquartered in Khartoum with three field offices in the states of El-Gadarif, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Currently, all operations are suspended except IRC operations in El-Gadarif. In Sudan, the IRC supports people affected by conflict and crisis, including women, children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, refugees, mixed populations and host communities. We provide an integrated health, nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program and also provide child protection services and comprehensive services for the protection and empowerment of women and girls, including to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).
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