Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across border

• What caused the civil war in Sudan and how has it become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises?

Refugees and aid agencies have warned of deteriorating conditions in overcrowded and severely underfunded camps in Chad, as intensifying violence and a hunger crisis in Sudan drive huge numbers across the border.

About 25,000 people – the vast majority women and children – crossed into eastern Chad in the first week of October, a record number for a single week in 2024. Chad, one of the world’s poorest countries, hosts 681,944 Sudanese refugees – the highest number globally.