“But these representatives also found the solution,” Türk said in a video on X. “There needs to be an all-out effort, both within Sudan and by the international community, to help them.to facilitate your work.”
The conflict in Sudan that broke out in 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the armed group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has uprooted some 9.3 million people and caused one of the world’s largest hunger crises.
Türk began his visit on Wednesday and will meet with Sudanese authorities, civil society, humanitarian partners and people displaced by the conflict in Darfur and Kordofan. At the end of his visit, on January 18, he will offer two press conferences.
Chad shows ‘act of solidarity’
Since April 2023, more than 900,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived in eastern Chad, with new people arriving every day, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih visited Chad this week for the first time in this capacity, where he met with Sudanese refugee families and local authorities.
Many of the refugees he met had been displaced several times since the conflict began. They described years of violent attacks and human rights abuses.
“What is unfolding in Sudan is a humanitarian calamity of overwhelming scale. Chad’s generous welcome of refugees is a powerful act of solidarity,” Salih said.
From displacement to solutions
Salih also acknowledged host communities that have welcomed refugees despite economic hardship and environmental pressure.
He reiterated UNHCR’s readiness to work with the Government and others to facilitate economic opportunities and provide services to both refugees and host communities.
UN Refugee chief Barham Salih (centre) talks to Sudanese refugees at a women’s center in Farchana, Chad.
“By visiting Chad and Kenya last week, both countries clearly demonstrated how, With sustained international support, inclusive policies can move us from responding to displacement emergencies to providing solutions.”Mr. Salih emphasized.
“When refugees are protected and included, they can rebuild their lives and contribute to the societies that host them. This is what I am seeing here, and this is the direction we must move in.”