Monday, October 26, 2026 • Chad: A special report published by Reuters today from the Iridimi camp in eastern Chad documents Sudanese refugees who fled the Darfur war in 2003 remaining in the same camp for more than 20 years and raising their children there, with the total number of Sudanese refugees in Chad rising to 1.4 million after some 974,000 fled since the current war, and funding per refugee falling from $1,257 in 2004 to $371 last year, while the World Food Programme said it has since October been providing full rations only to about 200,000 of the most vulnerable, with any support reaching about 600,000, down from one million earlier in the year. (Source: Reuters) • Egypt: The spokesperson for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Egypt, Christine Beshay, said the number of registered refugees and asylum-seekers reached 1,099,367 from 65 nationalities as of July 14, 2026, with Sudanese the largest group at 852,992 people, and that UNHCR supports the gradual transition of asylum file management to the Egyptian government after the adoption of the asylum law to ensure continued protection, amid a large funding gap that forces it to prioritise the families most in need. (Source: UNHCR in Egypt via Sada El-Balad) • Chad: The latest report from the International Organization for Migration showed that 1,368,694 people crossed the border into Chad since the start of the Sudan crisis until September 30, 2026, among them 404,256 Chadian returnees registered in 170 locations in the east of the country, an increase of 2% over August, with the rise expected to continue due to the ongoing conflict and food insecurity in Darfur. (Source: International Organization for Migration via ReliefWeb)
— Editorial Team
