Friday, November 6, 2026 • UN warning of loss of shelter: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration warned today, Friday, that millions fleeing the war in Sudan are at risk of losing emergency shelter as stocks run out due to a lack of funding, and said that 15.4 million people urgently need shelter and basic supplies, while the agencies can give priority only to 10% of those in need and only 936,000 people have received assistance so far, noting that 8.6 million displaced people remain inside Sudan, more than 4.6 million have fled across the borders and more than 5.2 million have returned to areas where homes and services were destroyed, and that the 2026 response plan requires $2.9 billion, of which only about 47% has arrived (Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration) • Chad and climate risks: A new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued today, Friday, said that about 90 million forcibly displaced people live in countries highly exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat, and highlighted a Sudanese refugee who fled El Fasher in June 2023 to Farchana camp in eastern Chad and said that she sometimes goes a whole week without finding clean drinking water and is forced to walk longer distances in search of alternatives as the seasonal rivers dry up, warning that more than two-thirds of refugee returns in the first half of 2026 were to countries with high climate risks (Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees via Reuters) • South Sudan: Tearfund today, Friday, launched its Christmas 2026 appeal, highlighting the journeys of pregnant mothers who fled the war in Sudan to South Sudan, noting that more than 1.3 million displaced people have crossed the border, and said that it provides emergency food assistance including maize, beans and cooking oil to about 21,000 people in 2,000 households in Aweil East, with an additional programme to help another 1,000 households prepare for drought, floods and food shortages (Source: Tearfund via Keep The Faith)
— Editorial Team
